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author | Zbigniew Jędrzejewski-Szmek <zbyszek@in.waw.pl> | 2022-03-04 16:39:34 +0100 |
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committer | Zbigniew Jędrzejewski-Szmek <zbyszek@in.waw.pl> | 2022-03-04 16:44:02 +0100 |
commit | 367a5e8a67bbc2b5e03ca1a3e5a601ef49b5bd2a (patch) | |
tree | 14bdd56f3de0a9e13c6559a66f394e4cd827a9e7 /man/journalctl.xml | |
parent | man: describe UNIT=/USER_UNIT= (diff) | |
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journalctl: advertise --header a bit more
Fixes #2738.
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1 files changed, 9 insertions, 7 deletions
diff --git a/man/journalctl.xml b/man/journalctl.xml index 9e784f3d3c..424acc9f16 100644 --- a/man/journalctl.xml +++ b/man/journalctl.xml @@ -85,10 +85,10 @@ <option>--boot</option>, <option>--unit=</option>, etc., to further limit what entries will be shown (logical AND).</para> - <para>Output is interleaved from all accessible journal files, - whether they are rotated or currently being written, and - regardless of whether they belong to the system itself or are - accessible user journals.</para> + <para>Output is interleaved from all accessible journal files, whether they are rotated or currently + being written, and regardless of whether they belong to the system itself or are accessible user + journals. The <option>--header</option> option can be used to identify which files + <emphasis>are</emphasis> being shown.</para> <para>The set of journal files which will be used can be modified using the <option>--user</option>, @@ -794,9 +794,11 @@ <varlistentry> <term><option>--header</option></term> - <listitem><para>Instead of showing journal contents, show - internal header information of the journal fields - accessed.</para></listitem> + <listitem><para>Instead of showing journal contents, show internal header information of the journal + fields accessed.</para> + + <para>This option is particularly useful when trying to identify out-of-order journal entries, as + happens for example when the machine is booted with the wrong system time.</para></listitem> </varlistentry> <varlistentry> |