Linux journalctl Cheat Sheet/Priority warning and above

Show warnings, errors, and critical logs.

Section: Priority, Kernel, Fields

Priority warning and above

bash
bash
journalctl -p warning
Explanation

You can also use err, crit, alert, and emerg.

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