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READBOOTLOG(1) User Commands READBOOTLOG(1)

NAME

readbootlog - show contents of the boot log, stripping away control characters

SYNOPSIS

readbootlog [-h] [-f file]

DESCRIPTION

readbootlog is a tool for reading the boot log (by default /var/log/boot). The program strips away control characters and non-human readable contents from the log file. Output is dumped to the terminal where it can be piped or redirected to a file.

OPTIONS

Tells readbootlog to use a specific file instead of /var/log/boot.
Displays a brief help message.

FILES

/var/log/boot

AUTHOR

Jesse Smith

SEE ALSO

bootlogd(8)

November 12, 2018 sysvinit