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Asked: 2019-10-24 22:03:39 +0800 CST

How to stop follow command on journalctl log file without ctrl+c and save the output to a file

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I am running the following command and saving the output to a file:

sudo journalctl -u iotedge -f >> sub.txt

the problem is ,i have to stop the operation of the command with ctrl+c otherwise it won't go back to command prompt. Is there any way to stop the follow command and save it's output to a file without pressing ctrl+c.

command-line bash systemd-journald

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  1. Best Answer

    From man journactl:

    -f, --follow

    Show only the most recent journal entries, and continuously print new entries as they are appended to the journal.

    So just remove the -f from the command.

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