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diff --git a/man/journalctl.xml b/man/journalctl.xml index 0e779b952c..027f22d259 100644 --- a/man/journalctl.xml +++ b/man/journalctl.xml @@ -233,53 +233,125 @@ <listitem><para>Controls the formatting of the journal entries that - are shown. Takes one of - <literal>short</literal>, - <literal>short-monotonic</literal>, - <literal>verbose</literal>, - <literal>export</literal>, - <literal>json</literal>, - <literal>json-pretty</literal>, - <literal>json-sse</literal>, - <literal>cat</literal>. <literal>short</literal> - is the default and generates an output - that is mostly identical to the - formatting of classic syslog - files, showing one line per journal - entry. <literal>short-monotonic</literal> - is very similar but shows monotonic - timestamps instead of wallclock - timestamps. <literal>verbose</literal> - shows the full structured entry items - with all - fields. <literal>export</literal> - serializes the journal into a binary - (but mostly text-based) stream - suitable for backups and network - transfer (see <ulink - url="http://www.freedesktop.org/wiki/Software/systemd/export">Journal - Export Format</ulink> for more - information). <literal>json</literal> - formats entries as JSON data - structures, one per - line (see <ulink - url="http://www.freedesktop.org/wiki/Software/systemd/json">Journal - JSON Format</ulink> for more - information). <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>json-sse</literal> - also formats entries as JSON data - structures, but wraps them in a format - suitable for <ulink - url="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Server-sent_events/Using_server-sent_events">Server-Sent - Events</ulink>. <literal>cat</literal> - generates a very terse output only - showing the actual message of each - journal entry with no meta data, not - even a timestamp.</para></listitem> + are shown. Takes one of the following options: + </para> + <variablelist> + <varlistentry> + <term> + <option>short</option> + </term> + <listitem> + <para>is the default + and generates an output + that is mostly identical + to the formatting of + classic syslog files, + showing one line per + journal entry.</para> + </listitem> + </varlistentry> + + <varlistentry> + <term> + <option>short-monotonic</option> + </term> + <listitem> + <para>is very similar + but shows monotonic + timestamps instead of + wallclock timestamps. + </para> + </listitem> + </varlistentry> + + <varlistentry> + <term> + <option>verbose</option> + </term> + <listitem> + <para>shows the + full-structured entry + items with all fields. + </para> + </listitem> + </varlistentry> + + <varlistentry> + <term> + <option>export</option> + </term> + <listitem> + <para>serializes the + journal into a binary + (but mostly text-based) + stream suitable for + backups and network + transfer (see <ulink + url="http://www.freedesktop.org/wiki/Software/systemd/export">Journal + Export Format</ulink> + for more + information).</para> + </listitem> + </varlistentry> + + <varlistentry> + <term> + <option>json</option> + </term> + <listitem> + <para>formats entries + as JSON data structures, + one per line (see <ulink + url="http://www.freedesktop.org/wiki/Software/systemd/json">Journal + JSON Format</ulink> for + more information).</para> + </listitem> + </varlistentry> + + <varlistentry> + <term> + <option>json-pretty</option> + </term> + <listitem> + <para>formats entries as + JSON data structures, + but formats them in + multiple lines in order + to make them more + readable for humans.</para> + </listitem> + </varlistentry> + + <varlistentry> + <term> + <option>json-sse</option> + </term> + <listitem> + <para>formats entries as + JSON data structures, + but wraps them in a + format suitable for <ulink + url="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Server-sent_events/Using_server-sent_events">Server-Sent + Events</ulink>.</para> + </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 meta data, + not even a timestamp. + </para> + </listitem> + </varlistentry> + </variablelist> + </listitem> </varlistentry> <varlistentry> |