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Systemd Log Output

You can use the following command to watch log output from services that are running through systemd and logging to the journal. You would typically start a systemd service with a command like service example start.

Here’s the command to show recent log output and then continue following (-f) that output.

journalctl -f

I use this to see the debug logs from my Caddy Web Server, amoung other things.

It may also be useful to press Command-K on Mac to clear the terminal window.

Written by Joel Dare on October 18, 2022.


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