command line all matches before and after are combined
in a disjunction (i.e. logical OR).</para>
+ <para>As shortcuts for a few types of field/value
+ matches file paths may be specified. If a file path
+ refers to an executable file, this is equivalent to an
+ <literal>_EXE=</literal> match for the canonicalized
+ binary path. Similar, if a path refers to a device
+ node, this is equivalent to a
+ <literal>_KERNEL_DEVICE=</literal> match for the
+ device.</para>
+
<para>Output is interleaved from all accessible
journal files, whether they are rotated or currently
being written, and regardless whether they belong to the
<literal>verbose</literal>,
<literal>export</literal>,
<literal>json</literal>,
+ <literal>json-pretty</literal>,
<literal>cat</literal>. <literal>short</literal>
is the default and generates an output
that is mostly identical to the
Export Format</ulink> for more
information). <literal>json</literal>
formats entries as JSON data
- structures. <literal>cat</literal>
+ structures, one per
+ line. <literal>json-pretty</literal>
+ also formats entries as JSON data
+ structures, but formats them in
+ multiple lines in order to make them
+ more readable for
+ humans. <literal>cat</literal>
generates a very terse output only
showing the actual message of each
journal entry with no meta data, not
</varlistentry>
<varlistentry>
- <term><option>--local</option></term>
- <term><option>-l</option></term>
+ <term><option>--merge</option></term>
+ <term><option>-m</option></term>
- <listitem><para>Show only locally
- generated messages.</para></listitem>
+ <listitem><para>Show entries
+ interleaved from all available
+ journals, including remote
+ ones.</para></listitem>
</varlistentry>
<varlistentry>
paths.</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. 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 fiels
- accessed.</para></listitem>
- </varlistentry>
-
<varlistentry>
<term><option>-p</option></term>
<term><option>--priority=</option></term>
value of the range.</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. 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 fiels
+ 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>--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.</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>
+
+ <varlistentry>
+ <term><option>--verify</option></term>
+
+ <listitem><para>Check the journal file
+ for internal consistency. If the
+ file has been generated with FSS
+ enabled, and the FSS verification key
+ has been specified with
+ <option>--verify-key=</option>
+ authenticity of the journal file is
+ verified.</para></listitem>
+ </varlistentry>
+
+ <varlistentry>
+ <term><option>--verify-key=</option></term>
+
+ <listitem><para>Specifies the FSS
+ verification key to use for the
+ <option>--verify</option>
+ operation.</para></listitem>
+ </varlistentry>
+
</variablelist>
</refsect1>
<programlisting>journalctl _SYSTEMD_UNIT=avahi-daemon.service _PID=28097 + _SYSTEMD_UNIT=dbus.service</programlisting>
+ <para>Show all logs generated by the D-Bus executable:</para>
+
+ <programlisting>journalctl /usr/bin/dbus-daemon</programlisting>
+
+ <para>Show all logs of the kernel device node <filename>/dev/sda</filename>:</para>
+
+ <programlisting>journalctl /dev/sda</programlisting>
+
</refsect1>
<refsect1>