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Cleanup
Check current disk usage:
sudo journalctl --disk-usageUse rotate function:
sudo journalctl --rotateOr
Remove all logs and keep the last 2 days:
sudo journalctl --vacuum-time=2daysOr
Remove all logs and only keep the last 100MB:
sudo journalctl --vacuum-size=100MHow to read logs:
Follow specific log for a service:
sudo journalctl -fu SERVICEShow extended log info and print the last lines of a service:
sudo journalctl -xeu SERVICEThank you for this, wise sage.
Your wisdom will be passed down the family line for generations about managing machine logs.
Glad to help your family, share this wisdom with friends too ☝🏻😃
Yeah, if I had dependents they'd gather round the campfire chanting these mystical runes in the husk of our fallen society