September 4, 2024

Check log entries after crash on GNU/Linux with journalctl

To display the log entries, run: $ journalctl -e -n3000, say, to print the last 3000 entries.

Move to the top the file: press gg.

Move cursor to the line where the computer restarted: /-- Boot.

From there, press the key PgUp, or the key B, to browser backwards through the logs to see what went wrong.

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