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diff --git a/man/machinectl.xml b/man/machinectl.xml
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@@ -165,6 +165,34 @@
mount.</para></listitem>
</varlistentry>
+
+ <varlistentry>
+ <term><option>-n</option></term>
+ <term><option>--lines=</option></term>
+
+ <listitem><para>When used with
+ <command>status</command>, controls
+ the number of journal lines to show,
+ counting from the most recent
+ ones. Takes a positive integer
+ argument. Defaults to 10.</para>
+ </listitem>
+ </varlistentry>
+
+ <varlistentry>
+ <term><option>-o</option></term>
+ <term><option>--output=</option></term>
+
+ <listitem><para>When used with
+ <command>status</command>, controls
+ the formatting of the journal entries
+ that are shown. For the available
+ choices, see
+ <citerefentry><refentrytitle>journalctl</refentrytitle><manvolnum>1</manvolnum></citerefentry>.
+ Defaults to
+ <literal>short</literal>.</para></listitem>
+ </varlistentry>
+
<xi:include href="user-system-options.xml" xpointer="host" />
<xi:include href="user-system-options.xml" xpointer="machine" />
@@ -189,12 +217,19 @@
<listitem><para>Show terse runtime
status information about one or more
- virtual machines and containers. This
- function is intended to generate
- human-readable output. If you are
- looking for computer-parsable output,
- use <command>show</command> instead.
- </para></listitem>
+ virtual machines and containers,
+ followed by the most recent log data
+ from the journal. This function is
+ intended to generate human-readable
+ output. If you are looking for
+ computer-parsable output, use
+ <command>show</command> instead. Note
+ that the log data shown is reported by
+ the virtual machine or container
+ manager, and frequently contains
+ console output of the machine, but not
+ necessarily journal contents of the
+ machine itself.</para></listitem>
</varlistentry>
<varlistentry>