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diff --git a/man/journalctl.xml b/man/journalctl.xml index 8577f61432..c196ce356b 100644 --- a/man/journalctl.xml +++ b/man/journalctl.xml @@ -84,7 +84,7 @@ alternatives, i.e. the resulting output will show entries matching any of the specified matches for the same field. Finally, if the character - <literal>+</literal> appears as separate word on the + <literal>+</literal> appears as a separate word on the command line, all matches before and after are combined in a disjunction (i.e. logical OR).</para> @@ -112,14 +112,14 @@ <command>less</command> by default, and long lines are "truncated" to screen width. The hidden part can be viewed by using the left-arrow and right-arrow - keys. Paging can be disabled, see - <option>--no-pager</option> and section Environment - below.</para> + keys. Paging can be disabled; see the + <option>--no-pager</option> option and the "Environment" + section below.</para> <para>When outputing to a tty, lines are colored according to priority: lines of level ERROR and higher - are colored red, lines of level NOTICE and higher are - highlighted, and other lines are displayed normally. + are colored red; lines of level NOTICE and higher are + highlighted; and other lines are displayed normally. </para> </refsect1> @@ -160,7 +160,7 @@ they do not fit in available columns. The default is to show full fields, allowing them to wrap or be truncated - by the pager if one is used.</para> + by the pager, if one is used.</para> <para>The old options <option>-l</option>/<option>--full</option> @@ -232,7 +232,7 @@ <term><option>-r</option></term> <term><option>--reverse</option></term> - <listitem><para>Reverse output, so the newest + <listitem><para>Reverse output so the newest entries are displayed first.</para></listitem> </varlistentry> @@ -352,7 +352,7 @@ but formats them in multiple lines in order to make them more - readable for humans.</para> + readable by humans.</para> </listitem> </varlistentry> @@ -376,7 +376,7 @@ </term> <listitem> <para>generates a very - terse output only + terse output, only showing the actual message of each journal entry with no meta data, @@ -424,8 +424,8 @@ <term><option>--quiet</option></term> <listitem><para>Suppresses any warning - message regarding inaccessible system - journals when run as normal + messages regarding inaccessible system + journals when run as a normal user.</para></listitem> </varlistentry> @@ -457,11 +457,11 @@ <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 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 that, and so on. An empty + 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 @@ -469,7 +469,7 @@ specified to look at logs from a different machine).</para> - <para>If the 32 character + <para>If the 32-character <replaceable>ID</replaceable> is specified, it may optionally be followed by <replaceable>offset</replaceable> which @@ -478,7 +478,7 @@ 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 + specified, a value of zero is assumed, and the logs for the boot given by <replaceable>ID</replaceable> are shown. </para> @@ -490,7 +490,7 @@ <term><option>--list-boots</option></term> <listitem><para>Show a tabular list of - boot numbers (relative to current + boot numbers (relative to the current boot), their IDs, and the timestamps of the first and last message pertaining to the boot. @@ -600,8 +600,8 @@ <listitem><para>The cursor is shown after the last entry after two dashes:</para> <programlisting>-- cursor: s=0639...</programlisting> - <para>The format of this the cursor is private - and subject ot change.</para></listitem> + <para>The format of the cursor is private + and subject to change.</para></listitem> </varlistentry> <varlistentry> @@ -651,7 +651,7 @@ <listitem><para>Show messages from system services and the kernel (with - <option>--system</option>). Show + <option>--system</option>). Show messages from service of current user (with <option>--user</option>). If neither is specified, show all @@ -685,13 +685,13 @@ <varlistentry> <term><option>--file=<replaceable>GLOB</replaceable></option></term> - <listitem><para>Takes a file glob as + <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 + multiple times, in which case, files will be suitably interleaved.</para></listitem> </varlistentry> @@ -699,7 +699,7 @@ <term><option>--root=<replaceable>ROOT</replaceable></option></term> <listitem><para>Takes a directory path - as argument. If specified, journalctl + as an argument. If specified, journalctl will operate on catalog file hierarchy underneath the specified directory instead of the root directory @@ -713,8 +713,8 @@ <term><option>--new-id128</option></term> <listitem><para>Instead of showing - journal contents, generate a new 128 - bit ID suitable for identifying + 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 @@ -748,8 +748,8 @@ </option></term> <listitem><para>List the contents of - the message catalog, as table of - message IDs plus their short + the message catalog as a table of + message IDs, plus their short description strings.</para> <para>If any @@ -767,9 +767,9 @@ <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 + dashes and the ID (the format is the same as <filename>.catalog</filename> - files.</para> + files).</para> <para>If any <replaceable>ID128</replaceable>s are @@ -784,7 +784,7 @@ <listitem><para>Update the message catalog index. This command needs to be executed each time new catalog - files are installed, removed or + files are installed, removed, or updated to rebuild the binary catalog index.</para></listitem> </varlistentry> @@ -809,9 +809,10 @@ <varlistentry> <term><option>--force</option></term> - <listitem><para>When --setup-keys is passed and - Forward Secure Sealing has already been set up, - recreate FSS keys.</para></listitem> + <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> @@ -856,8 +857,8 @@ <refsect1> <title>Exit status</title> - <para>On success, 0 is returned, a non-zero failure - code otherwise.</para> + <para>On success, 0 is returned; otherwise, a non-zero + failure code is returned.</para> </refsect1> <refsect1> |