+ <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.</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>
+
+ <listitem><para>Specifies the change
+ interval for the sealing key when
+ generating an FSS key pair with
+ <option>--setup-keys</option>. Shorter
+ intervals increase CPU consumption but
+ shorten the time range of
+ undetectable journal
+ alterations. Defaults to
+ 15min.</para></listitem>
+ </varlistentry>