Using journalctl

[Ed Greshko]

On 07/02/15 11:11, Alex wrote:
> Hi all,
>
> I've used journalctl to do some really basic things, but I'm trying to
> use it to view the former /var/log/maillog, and haven't been able to
> figure out how.
>
> I understand I can use it to search for a specific priority, but
> haven't figure out how to show only today's mail.* facility logs,
> using the short form hostname. I also understand you can view logs for
> a specific process or pid, but that's also not what I want.
>
> Ideas greatly appreciated. A FAQ or general usage doc would really be
> appreciated (beyond just the man page). It just seems like a lot more
> typing than just "tail -f /var/log/maillog" when that's all I need.
>

Assuming you're running sendmail, it sounds as if you may want....

journalctl -b 0 -u sendmail

or

journalctl -b 0 -r -u sendmail

And, there is the -f option, which is the same as tail's.

-- 
Sorta what I want to say when folks habitually complain about Fedora - https://youtu.be/ZArl8fTfub4