man: mention that "units" are commonly system services

Also, provide an example for -u.
2014-08-18 19:08:03 +02:00
parent ea352b409e
commit a1d4404f9a
1 changed files with 7 additions and 2 deletions
@@ -503,8 +503,9 @@

                                <listitem><para>Show messages for the
                                specified systemd unit
-                                <replaceable>UNIT</replaceable>, or
-                                for any of the units matched by
+                                <replaceable>UNIT</replaceable> (such
+                                as a service unit), or for any of the
+                                units matched by
                                <replaceable>PATTERN</replaceable>.
                                If a pattern is specified, a list of
                                unit names found in the journal is
@@ -911,6 +912,10 @@

                <programlisting>journalctl -k -b -1</programlisting>

+                <para>Show a live log display from a system service <filename>apache.service</filename>:</para>
+
+                <programlisting>journalctl -f -u apache</programlisting>
+
        </refsect1>

        <refsect1>