systemd/man/systemd-journal-upload.xml

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<refentry id="systemd-journal-upload" conditional='HAVE_MICROHTTPD'
          xmlns:xi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XInclude">

  <refentryinfo>
    <title>systemd-journal-upload</title>
    <productname>systemd</productname>

    <authorgroup>
      <author>
        <contrib>Developer</contrib>
        <firstname>Zbigniew</firstname>
        <surname>Jędrzejewski-Szmek</surname>
        <email>zbyszek@in.waw.pl</email>
      </author>
    </authorgroup>
  </refentryinfo>

  <refmeta>
    <refentrytitle>systemd-journal-upload</refentrytitle>
    <manvolnum>8</manvolnum>
  </refmeta>

  <refnamediv>
    <refname>systemd-journal-upload</refname>
    <refpurpose>Send journal messages over the network</refpurpose>
  </refnamediv>

  <refsynopsisdiv>
    <cmdsynopsis>
      <command>systemd-journal-upload</command>
      <arg choice="opt" rep="repeat">OPTIONS</arg>
      <arg choice="opt" rep="norepeat">-u/--url=<replaceable>URL</replaceable></arg>
      <arg choice="opt" rep="repeat">SOURCES</arg>
    </cmdsynopsis>
  </refsynopsisdiv>

  <refsect1>
    <title>Description</title>

    <para>
      <command>systemd-journal-upload</command> will upload journal
      entries to the URL specified with <option>--url</option>. Unless
      limited by one of the options specified below, all journal
      entries accessible to the user the program is running as will be
      uploaded, and then the program will wait and send new entries
      as they become available.
    </para>
  </refsect1>

  <refsect1>
    <title>Options</title>

    <variablelist>
      <varlistentry>
        <term><option>-u</option></term>
        <term><option>--url=<optional>https://</optional><replaceable>URL</replaceable></option></term>
        <term><option>--url=<optional>http://</optional><replaceable>URL</replaceable></option></term>

        <listitem><para>Upload to the specified
        address. <replaceable>URL</replaceable> may specify either
        just the hostname or both the protocol and
        hostname. <constant>https</constant> is the default.
        </para></listitem>
      </varlistentry>

      <varlistentry>
        <term><option>--system</option></term>
        <term><option>--user</option></term>

        <listitem><para>Limit uploaded entries to entries from system
        services and the kernel, or to entries from services of
        current user. This has the same meaning as
        <option>--system</option> and <option>--user</option> options
        for
        <citerefentry><refentrytitle>journalctl</refentrytitle><manvolnum>1</manvolnum></citerefentry>. If
        neither is specified, all accessible entries are uploaded.
        </para></listitem>
      </varlistentry>

      <varlistentry>
        <term><option>-m</option></term>
        <term><option>--merge</option></term>

        <listitem><para>Upload entries interleaved from all available
        journals, including other machines. This has the same meaning
        as <option>--merge</option> option for
        <citerefentry><refentrytitle>journalctl</refentrytitle><manvolnum>1</manvolnum></citerefentry>.</para></listitem>
      </varlistentry>

      <varlistentry>
        <term><option>-D</option></term>
        <term><option>--directory=<replaceable>DIR</replaceable></option></term>

        <listitem><para>Takes a directory path as argument. Upload
        entries from the specified journal directory
        <replaceable>DIR</replaceable> instead of the default runtime
        and system journal paths. This has the same meaning as
        <option>--directory</option> option for
        <citerefentry><refentrytitle>journalctl</refentrytitle><manvolnum>1</manvolnum></citerefentry>.
        </para></listitem>
      </varlistentry>

      <varlistentry>
        <term><option>--file=<replaceable>GLOB</replaceable></option></term>

        <listitem><para>Takes a file glob as an argument. Upload
        entries from the specified journal files matching
        <replaceable>GLOB</replaceable> instead of the default runtime
        and system journal paths. May be specified multiple times, in
        which case files will be suitably interleaved. This has the same meaning as
        <option>--file</option> option for
        <citerefentry><refentrytitle>journalctl</refentrytitle><manvolnum>1</manvolnum></citerefentry>.
        </para></listitem>
      </varlistentry>

      <varlistentry>
        <term><option>--cursor=</option></term>

        <listitem><para>Upload entries from the location in the
        journal specified by the passed cursor. This has the same
        meaning as <option>--cursor</option> option for
        <citerefentry><refentrytitle>journalctl</refentrytitle><manvolnum>1</manvolnum></citerefentry>.</para></listitem>
      </varlistentry>

      <varlistentry>
        <term><option>--after-cursor=</option></term>

        <listitem><para>Upload entries from the location in the
        journal <emphasis>after</emphasis> the location specified by
        the this cursor.  This has the same meaning as
        <option>--after-cursor</option> option for
        <citerefentry><refentrytitle>journalctl</refentrytitle><manvolnum>1</manvolnum></citerefentry>.
        </para></listitem>
      </varlistentry>


      <varlistentry>
        <term><option>--save-state</option><optional>=<replaceable>PATH</replaceable></optional></term>

        <listitem><para>Upload entries from the location in the
        journal <emphasis>after</emphasis> the location specified by
        the cursor saved in file at <replaceable>PATH</replaceable>
        (<filename>/var/lib/systemd/journal-upload/state</filename> by default).
        After an entry is successfully uploaded, update this file
        with the cursor of that entry.
        </para></listitem>
      </varlistentry>

      <xi:include href="standard-options.xml" xpointer="help" />
      <xi:include href="standard-options.xml" xpointer="version" />
    </variablelist>
  </refsect1>

  <refsect1>
    <title>Exit status</title>

    <para>On success, 0 is returned; otherwise, a non-zero
    failure code is returned.</para>
  </refsect1>

  <refsect1>
    <title>See Also</title>
    <para>
      <citerefentry><refentrytitle>systemd-journal-remote</refentrytitle><manvolnum>8</manvolnum></citerefentry>,
      <citerefentry><refentrytitle>journalctl</refentrytitle><manvolnum>1</manvolnum></citerefentry>,
      <citerefentry><refentrytitle>systemd-journald.service</refentrytitle><manvolnum>8</manvolnum></citerefentry>,
      <citerefentry><refentrytitle>systemd-journal-gatewayd.service</refentrytitle><manvolnum>8</manvolnum></citerefentry>
    </para>
  </refsect1>
</refentry>