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How to see kernel messages with journalctl

How to see kernel messages with journalctl?

Run journalctl with the '--dmesg' option to see kernel messages.

journalctl --dmesg

The journalctl command can show all events related to the kernel itself using the --dmesg option. This option will filter out kernel messages and has a similar output as the dmesg command.

Usage

Use the full or shorter option to query the kernel messages.

journalctl -k

Looking for only the kernel messages of today? Combine it with the --since= option.

journalctl -k -S "today"

Learn more about journalctl

This article uses the journalctl command to achieve its tasks. For this popular tool there is a cheat sheet available!

» Mastering the tool: journalctl

journalctl cheat sheet

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