+ </listitem>
+ </varlistentry>
+
+ <varlistentry>
+ <term>
+ <option>cat</option>
+ </term>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>generates a very terse output, only showing the
+ actual message of each journal entry with no metadata,
+ not even a timestamp.</para>
+ </listitem>
+ </varlistentry>
+ </variablelist>
+ </listitem>
+ </varlistentry>
+
+ <varlistentry>
+ <term><option>--utc</option></term>
+
+ <listitem><para>Express time in Coordinated Universal Time
+ (UTC).</para></listitem>
+ </varlistentry>
+
+ <varlistentry>
+ <term><option>-x</option></term>
+ <term><option>--catalog</option></term>
+
+ <listitem><para>Augment log lines with explanation texts from
+ the message catalog. This will add explanatory help texts to
+ log messages in the output where this is available. These
+ short help texts will explain the context of an error or log
+ event, possible solutions, as well as pointers to support
+ forums, developer documentation, and any other relevant
+ manuals. Note that help texts are not available for all
+ messages, but only for selected ones. For more information on
+ the message catalog, please refer to the
+ <ulink url="http://www.freedesktop.org/wiki/Software/systemd/catalog">Message Catalog Developer Documentation</ulink>.</para>
+
+ <para>Note: when attaching <command>journalctl</command>
+ output to bug reports, please do <emphasis>not</emphasis> use
+ <option>-x</option>.</para>
+ </listitem>
+ </varlistentry>
+
+ <varlistentry>
+ <term><option>-q</option></term>
+ <term><option>--quiet</option></term>
+
+ <listitem><para>Suppresses any warning messages regarding
+ inaccessible system journals when run as a normal
+ user.</para></listitem>
+ </varlistentry>
+
+ <varlistentry>
+ <term><option>-m</option></term>
+ <term><option>--merge</option></term>
+
+ <listitem><para>Show entries interleaved from all available
+ journals, including remote ones.</para></listitem>
+ </varlistentry>
+
+ <varlistentry>
+ <term><option>-b <optional><replaceable>ID</replaceable></optional><optional><replaceable>±offset</replaceable></optional></option></term>
+ <term><option>--boot=<optional><replaceable>ID</replaceable></optional><optional><replaceable>±offset</replaceable></optional></option></term>
+
+ <listitem><para>Show messages from a specific boot. This will
+ add a match for <literal>_BOOT_ID=</literal>.</para>
+
+ <para>The argument may be empty, in which case logs for the
+ current boot will be shown.</para>
+
+ <para>If the boot ID is omitted, a positive
+ <replaceable>offset</replaceable> will look up the boots
+ starting from the beginning of the journal, and a
+ equal-or-less-than zero <replaceable>offset</replaceable> will
+ look up boots starting from the end of the journal. Thus,
+ <constant>1</constant> means the first boot found in the
+ journal in chronological order, <constant>2</constant> the
+ second and so on; while <constant>-0</constant> is the last
+ boot, <constant>-1</constant> the boot before last, and so
+ on. An empty <replaceable>offset</replaceable> is equivalent
+ to specifying <constant>-0</constant>, except when the current
+ boot is not the last boot (e.g. because
+ <option>--directory</option> was specified to look at logs
+ from a different machine).</para>
+
+ <para>If the 32-character <replaceable>ID</replaceable> is
+ specified, it may optionally be followed by
+ <replaceable>offset</replaceable> which identifies the boot
+ relative to the one given by boot
+ <replaceable>ID</replaceable>. Negative values mean earlier
+ boots and a positive values mean later boots. If
+ <replaceable>offset</replaceable> is not specified, a value of
+ zero is assumed, and the logs for the boot given by
+ <replaceable>ID</replaceable> are shown.</para>
+ </listitem>
+ </varlistentry>
+
+ <varlistentry>
+ <term><option>--list-boots</option></term>
+
+ <listitem><para>Show a tabular list of boot numbers (relative to
+ the current boot), their IDs, and the timestamps of the first
+ and last message pertaining to the boot.</para></listitem>
+ </varlistentry>
+
+ <varlistentry>
+ <term><option>-k</option></term>
+ <term><option>--dmesg</option></term>
+
+ <listitem><para>Show only kernel messages. This implies
+ <option>-b</option> and adds the match
+ <literal>_TRANSPORT=kernel</literal>.</para></listitem>
+ </varlistentry>
+
+ <varlistentry>
+ <term><option>-t</option></term>
+ <term><option>--identifier=<replaceable>SYSLOG_IDENTIFIER</replaceable>|<replaceable>PATTERN</replaceable></option></term>
+
+ <listitem><para>Show messages for the specified syslog
+ identifier <replaceable>SYSLOG_IDENTIFIER</replaceable>, or
+ for any of the messages with a
+ <literal>SYSLOG_IDENTIFIER</literal> matched by
+ <replaceable>PATTERN</replaceable>.</para>
+
+ <para>This parameter can be specified multiple
+ times.</para></listitem>
+ </varlistentry>
+
+ <varlistentry>
+ <term><option>-u</option></term>
+ <term><option>--unit=<replaceable>UNIT</replaceable>|<replaceable>PATTERN</replaceable></option></term>
+
+ <listitem><para>Show messages for the specified systemd unit
+ <replaceable>UNIT</replaceable> (such as a service unit), or
+ for any of the units matched by
+ <replaceable>PATTERN</replaceable>. If a pattern is
+ specified, a list of unit names found in the journal is
+ compared with the specified pattern and all that match are
+ used. For each unit name, a match is added for messages from
+ the unit
+ (<literal>_SYSTEMD_UNIT=<replaceable>UNIT</replaceable></literal>),
+ along with additional matches for messages from systemd and
+ messages about coredumps for the specified unit.</para>
+
+ <para>This parameter can be specified multiple times.</para>
+ </listitem>
+ </varlistentry>
+
+ <varlistentry>
+ <term><option>--user-unit=</option></term>
+
+ <listitem><para>Show messages for the specified user session
+ unit. This will add a match for messages from the unit
+ (<literal>_SYSTEMD_USER_UNIT=</literal> and
+ <literal>_UID=</literal>) and additional matches for messages
+ from session systemd and messages about coredumps for the
+ specified unit.</para>
+
+ <para>This parameter can be specified multiple times.</para>
+ </listitem>
+ </varlistentry>
+
+ <varlistentry>
+ <term><option>-p</option></term>
+ <term><option>--priority=</option></term>
+
+ <listitem><para>Filter output by message priorities or
+ priority ranges. Takes either a single numeric or textual log
+ level (i.e. between 0/<literal>emerg</literal> and
+ 7/<literal>debug</literal>), or a range of numeric/text log
+ levels in the form FROM..TO. The log levels are the usual
+ syslog log levels as documented in
+ <citerefentry project='man-pages'><refentrytitle>syslog</refentrytitle><manvolnum>3</manvolnum></citerefentry>,
+ i.e. <literal>emerg</literal> (0),
+ <literal>alert</literal> (1), <literal>crit</literal> (2),
+ <literal>err</literal> (3), <literal>warning</literal> (4),
+ <literal>notice</literal> (5), <literal>info</literal> (6),
+ <literal>debug</literal> (7). If a single log level is
+ specified, all messages with this log level or a lower (hence
+ more important) log level are shown. If a range is specified,
+ all messages within the range are shown, including both the
+ start and the end value of the range. This will add
+ <literal>PRIORITY=</literal> matches for the specified
+ priorities.</para></listitem>
+ </varlistentry>
+
+ <varlistentry>
+ <term><option>-c</option></term>
+ <term><option>--cursor=</option></term>
+
+ <listitem><para>Start showing entries from the location in the
+ journal specified by the passed cursor.</para></listitem>
+ </varlistentry>
+
+ <varlistentry>
+ <term><option>--after-cursor=</option></term>
+
+ <listitem><para>Start showing entries from the location in the
+ journal <emphasis>after</emphasis> the location specified by
+ the this cursor. The cursor is shown when the
+ <option>--show-cursor</option> option is used.</para>
+ </listitem>
+ </varlistentry>
+
+ <varlistentry>
+ <term><option>--show-cursor</option></term>
+
+ <listitem><para>The cursor is shown after the last entry after
+ two dashes:</para>
+ <programlisting>-- cursor: s=0639...</programlisting>
+ <para>The format of the cursor is private
+ and subject to change.</para></listitem>
+ </varlistentry>
+
+ <varlistentry>
+ <term><option>--since=</option></term>
+ <term><option>--until=</option></term>
+
+ <listitem><para>Start showing entries on or newer than the
+ specified date, or on or older than the specified date,
+ respectively. Date specifications should be of the format
+ <literal>2012-10-30 18:17:16</literal>. If the time part is
+ omitted, <literal>00:00:00</literal> is assumed. If only the
+ seconds component is omitted, <literal>:00</literal> is
+ assumed. If the date component is omitted, the current day is
+ assumed. Alternatively the strings
+ <literal>yesterday</literal>, <literal>today</literal>,
+ <literal>tomorrow</literal> are understood, which refer to
+ 00:00:00 of the day before the current day, the current day,
+ or the day after the current day,
+ respectively. <literal>now</literal> refers to the current
+ time. Finally, relative times may be specified, prefixed with
+ <literal>-</literal> or <literal>+</literal>, referring to
+ times before or after the current time, respectively.</para>
+ </listitem>
+ </varlistentry>
+
+ <varlistentry>
+ <term><option>-F</option></term>
+ <term><option>--field=</option></term>
+
+ <listitem><para>Print all possible data values the specified
+ field can take in all entries of the journal.</para></listitem>
+ </varlistentry>
+
+ <varlistentry>
+ <term><option>--system</option></term>
+ <term><option>--user</option></term>
+
+ <listitem><para>Show messages from system services and the
+ kernel (with <option>--system</option>). Show messages from
+ service of current user (with <option>--user</option>). If
+ neither is specified, show all messages that the user can see.
+ </para></listitem>
+ </varlistentry>
+
+ <varlistentry>
+ <term><option>-M</option></term>
+ <term><option>--machine=</option></term>
+
+ <listitem><para>Show messages from a running, local
+ container. Specify a container name to connect to.</para>
+ </listitem>
+ </varlistentry>
+
+ <varlistentry>
+ <term><option>-D <replaceable>DIR</replaceable></option></term>
+ <term><option>--directory=<replaceable>DIR</replaceable></option></term>
+
+ <listitem><para>Takes a directory path as argument. If
+ specified, journalctl will operate on the specified journal
+ directory <replaceable>DIR</replaceable> instead of the
+ default runtime and system journal paths.</para></listitem>
+ </varlistentry>
+
+ <varlistentry>
+ <term><option>--file=<replaceable>GLOB</replaceable></option></term>
+
+ <listitem><para>Takes a file glob as an 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 an 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>
+ </varlistentry>
+
+ <varlistentry>
+ <term><option>--new-id128</option></term>
+
+ <listitem><para>Instead of showing journal contents, generate
+ a new 128-bit ID suitable for identifying messages. This is
+ intended for usage by developers who need a new identifier for
+ a new message they introduce and want to make
+ recognizable. This will print the new ID in three different
+ formats which can be copied into source code or similar.
+ </para></listitem>
+ </varlistentry>
+
+ <varlistentry>
+ <term><option>--header</option></term>
+
+ <listitem><para>Instead of showing journal contents, show
+ internal header information of the journal fields
+ accessed.</para></listitem>
+ </varlistentry>
+
+ <varlistentry>
+ <term><option>--disk-usage</option></term>
+
+ <listitem><para>Shows the current disk usage of all journal
+ files. This shows the sum of the disk usage of all archived
+ and active journal files.</para></listitem>
+ </varlistentry>
+
+ <varlistentry>
+ <term><option>--vacuum-size=</option></term>
+ <term><option>--vacuum-time=</option></term>
+
+ <listitem><para>Removes archived journal files until the disk
+ space they use falls below the specified size (specified with
+ the usual <literal>K</literal>, <literal>M</literal>,
+ <literal>G</literal>, <literal>T</literal> suffixes), or all
+ journal files contain no data older than the specified
+ timespan (specified with the usual <literal>s</literal>,
+ <literal>min</literal>, <literal>h</literal>,
+ <literal>days</literal>, <literal>months</literal>,
+ <literal>weeks</literal>, <literal>years</literal>
+ suffixes). Note that running <option>--vacuum-size=</option>
+ has only indirect effect on the output shown by
+ <option>--disk-usage</option> as the latter includes active
+ journal files, while the former only operates on archived
+ journal files. <option>--vacuum-size=</option> and
+ <option>--vacuum-time=</option> may be combined in a single
+ invocation to enforce both a size and time limit on the
+ archived journal files.</para></listitem>
+ </varlistentry>
+
+ <varlistentry>
+ <term><option>--list-catalog
+ <optional><replaceable>128-bit-ID...</replaceable></optional>
+ </option></term>
+
+ <listitem><para>List the contents of the message catalog as a
+ table of message IDs, plus their short description strings.
+ </para>
+
+ <para>If any <replaceable>128-bit-ID</replaceable>s are
+ specified, only those entries are shown.</para>
+ </listitem>
+ </varlistentry>
+
+ <varlistentry>
+ <term><option>--dump-catalog
+ <optional><replaceable>128-bit-ID...</replaceable></optional>
+ </option></term>
+
+ <listitem><para>Show the contents of the message catalog, with
+ entries separated by a line consisting of two dashes and the
+ ID (the format is the same as <filename>.catalog</filename>
+ files).</para>
+
+ <para>If any <replaceable>128-bit-ID</replaceable>s are
+ specified, only those entries are shown.</para>
+ </listitem>
+ </varlistentry>
+
+ <varlistentry>
+ <term><option>--update-catalog</option></term>
+
+ <listitem><para>Update the message catalog index. This command
+ needs to be executed each time new catalog files are
+ installed, removed, or updated to rebuild the binary catalog
+ index.</para></listitem>
+ </varlistentry>
+
+ <varlistentry>
+ <term><option>--setup-keys</option></term>
+
+ <listitem><para>Instead of showing journal contents, generate
+ a new key pair for Forward Secure Sealing (FSS). This will
+ generate a sealing key and a verification key. The sealing key
+ is stored in the journal data directory and shall remain on
+ the host. The verification key should be stored
+ externally. Refer to the <option>Seal=</option> option in
+ <citerefentry><refentrytitle>journald.conf</refentrytitle><manvolnum>5</manvolnum></citerefentry>
+ for information on Forward Secure Sealing and for a link to a
+ refereed scholarly paper detailing the cryptographic theory it
+ is based on.</para></listitem>
+ </varlistentry>
+
+ <varlistentry>
+ <term><option>--force</option></term>
+
+ <listitem><para>When <option>--setup-keys</option> is passed
+ and Forward Secure Sealing (FSS) has already been configured,
+ recreate FSS keys.</para></listitem>
+ </varlistentry>
+
+ <varlistentry>
+ <term><option>--interval=</option></term>