Advanced · Management Services

journalctl: View service logs

Syntax

journalctl [-u nginx] [-n rows] [-f]

Options

-u

View by teaching services

-n

Number of last lines

-f

Teaching Snapshot

Examples

journalctl -u nginx -n 1

Usage and sandbox support

Only the teaching nginx log is shown; the real -f will continue to follow.

Hands-on exercises

• Find the last error in the serviceAdvanced

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