journalctl

3 engineers on Hacker News describe using journalctl first-hand: 2 endorse it, 0 regret it, 0 are mixed.

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3first-hand users
3in production
endorse 2mixed 0regret 0uses, no opinion

“Journalctl is fantastic. Never again do I have to parse different filenames, syslog "fotmats" or locations. It just works.”

endorse · production · jeppesen-io · 2021-05-10 · source ↗ · wrong label?

“I like journalctl.”

endorse · production · xiaomai · 2019-12-20 · source ↗ · wrong label?

“there's some regret at having a dual system with journalctl”

neutral · production · touisteur · 2026-08-14 · source ↗ · wrong label?