- <listitem><para>Takes an absolute
- directory path as argument. If
- specified journalctl will operate on the
- specified journal directory instead of
- the default runtime and system journal
- paths.</para></listitem>
+ <varlistentry>
+ <term><option>--file=<replaceable>GLOB</replaceable></option></term>
+
+ <listitem><para>Takes a file glob as
+ argument. If specified, journalctl will
+ operate on the specified journal files
+ matching <replaceable>GLOB</replaceable>
+ instead of the default runtime and
+ system journal paths. May be specified
+ multiple times, in which case files will
+ be suitably interleaved.</para></listitem>
+ </varlistentry>
+
+ <varlistentry>
+ <term><option>--root=<replaceable>ROOT</replaceable></option></term>
+
+ <listitem><para>Takes a directory path
+ as argument. If specified, journalctl
+ will operate on catalog file hierarchy
+ underneath the specified directory
+ instead of the root directory
+ (e.g. <option>--update-catalog</option>
+ will create
+ <filename><replaceable>ROOT</replaceable>/var/lib/systemd/catalog/database</filename>).
+ </para></listitem>