Logs for one unit

bash

journalctl -u nginx

Explanation

Most common service-level filter.

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Tail logs for a specific unit.

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Read logs from the user manager.

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Filter by more than one service.

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Print the journal from oldest to newest by default.

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Show known boot sessions.

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Show warnings, errors, and critical logs.

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