In the default journalctl output, unprintable entries are abbreviated as
“[<amount> blob data]”; using the same term in the documentation helps
users to quickly discover the option they need to add in order to see
those entries.
<term><option>-a</option></term>
<term><option>--all</option></term>
- <listitem><para>Show all fields in full, even if they
- include unprintable characters or are very
- long.</para></listitem>
+ <listitem><para>Show all fields in full, even if they include unprintable characters or are very long. By
+ default, fields with unprintable characters are abbreviated as "blob data". (Note that the pager may escape
+ unprintable characters again.)</para></listitem>
</varlistentry>
<varlistentry>