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7d6b2723 6<refentry id="sd_journal_query_unique" xmlns:xi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XInclude">
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8 <refentryinfo>
9 <title>sd_journal_query_unique</title>
10 <productname>systemd</productname>
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11 </refentryinfo>
12
13 <refmeta>
14 <refentrytitle>sd_journal_query_unique</refentrytitle>
15 <manvolnum>3</manvolnum>
16 </refmeta>
17
18 <refnamediv>
19 <refname>sd_journal_query_unique</refname>
20 <refname>sd_journal_enumerate_unique</refname>
21 <refname>sd_journal_restart_unique</refname>
22 <refname>SD_JOURNAL_FOREACH_UNIQUE</refname>
23 <refpurpose>Read unique data fields from the journal</refpurpose>
24 </refnamediv>
25
26 <refsynopsisdiv>
27 <funcsynopsis>
28 <funcsynopsisinfo>#include &lt;systemd/sd-journal.h&gt;</funcsynopsisinfo>
29
30 <funcprototype>
31 <funcdef>int <function>sd_journal_query_unique</function></funcdef>
32 <paramdef>sd_journal *<parameter>j</parameter></paramdef>
33 <paramdef>const char *<parameter>field</parameter></paramdef>
34 </funcprototype>
35
36 <funcprototype>
37 <funcdef>int <function>sd_journal_enumerate_unique</function></funcdef>
38 <paramdef>sd_journal *<parameter>j</parameter></paramdef>
39 <paramdef>const void **<parameter>data</parameter></paramdef>
40 <paramdef>size_t *<parameter>length</parameter></paramdef>
41 </funcprototype>
42
43 <funcprototype>
44 <funcdef>void <function>sd_journal_restart_unique</function></funcdef>
45 <paramdef>sd_journal *<parameter>j</parameter></paramdef>
46 </funcprototype>
47
48 <funcprototype>
49 <funcdef><function>SD_JOURNAL_FOREACH_UNIQUE</function></funcdef>
50 <paramdef>sd_journal *<parameter>j</parameter></paramdef>
51 <paramdef>const void *<parameter>data</parameter></paramdef>
52 <paramdef>size_t <parameter>length</parameter></paramdef>
53 </funcprototype>
54
55 </funcsynopsis>
56 </refsynopsisdiv>
57
58 <refsect1>
59 <title>Description</title>
60
61 <para><function>sd_journal_query_unique()</function> queries the
62 journal for all unique values the specified field can take. It
63 takes two arguments: the journal to query and the field name to
64 look for. Well-known field names are listed on
65 <citerefentry><refentrytitle>systemd.journal-fields</refentrytitle><manvolnum>7</manvolnum></citerefentry>.
66 Field names must be specified without a trailing '='. After this
67 function has been executed successfully the field values may be
68 queried using <function>sd_journal_enumerate_unique()</function>.
69 Invoking this call a second time will change the field name being
70 queried and reset the enumeration index to the first field value
71 that matches.</para>
72
73 <para><function>sd_journal_enumerate_unique()</function> may be
74 used to iterate through all data fields which match the previously
75 selected field name as set with
76 <function>sd_journal_query_unique()</function>. On each invocation
77 the next field data matching the field name is returned. The order
78 of the returned data fields is not defined. It takes three
79 arguments: the journal context object, plus a pair of pointers to
80 pointer/size variables where the data object and its size shall be
81 stored in. The returned data is in a read-only memory map and is
82 only valid until the next invocation of
83 <function>sd_journal_enumerate_unique()</function>. Note that the
84 data returned will be prefixed with the field name and '='. Note
85 that this call is subject to the data field size threshold as
86 controlled by
87 <function>sd_journal_set_data_threshold()</function>.</para>
88
89 <para><function>sd_journal_restart_unique()</function> resets the
90 data enumeration index to the beginning of the list. The next
91 invocation of <function>sd_journal_enumerate_unique()</function>
92 will return the first field data matching the field name
93 again.</para>
94
95 <para>Note that the
96 <function>SD_JOURNAL_FOREACH_UNIQUE()</function> macro may be used
97 as a handy wrapper around
98 <function>sd_journal_restart_unique()</function> and
99 <function>sd_journal_enumerate_unique()</function>.</para>
100
101 <para>Note that these functions currently are not influenced by
102 matches set with <function>sd_journal_add_match()</function> but
103 this might change in a later version of this software.</para>
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105 <para>To enumerate all field names currently in use (and thus all suitable field parameters for
106 <function>sd_journal_query_unique()</function>), use the
107 <citerefentry><refentrytitle>sd_journal_enumerate_fields</refentrytitle><manvolnum>3</manvolnum></citerefentry>
108 call.</para>
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109 </refsect1>
110
111 <refsect1>
112 <title>Return Value</title>
113
114 <para><function>sd_journal_query_unique()</function> returns 0 on
115 success or a negative errno-style error code.
116 <function>sd_journal_enumerate_unique()</function> returns a
117 positive integer if the next field data has been read, 0 when no
118 more fields are known, or a negative errno-style error code.
119 <function>sd_journal_restart_unique()</function> returns
120 nothing.</para>
121 </refsect1>
122
123 <refsect1>
124 <title>Notes</title>
125
64a7ef8b 126 <xi:include href="threads-aware.xml" xpointer="strict"/>
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7d6b2723 128 <xi:include href="libsystemd-pkgconfig.xml" xpointer="pkgconfig-text"/>
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129 </refsect1>
130
131 <refsect1>
132 <title>Examples</title>
133
134 <para>Use the <function>SD_JOURNAL_FOREACH_UNIQUE</function> macro
135 to iterate through all values a field of the journal can take. The
136 following example lists all unit names referenced in the
137 journal:</para>
138
787f78b6 139 <programlisting><xi:include href="journal-iterate-unique.c" parse="text" /></programlisting>
798d3a52 140 </refsect1>
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142 <refsect1>
143 <title>See Also</title>
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145 <para>
146 <citerefentry><refentrytitle>systemd</refentrytitle><manvolnum>1</manvolnum></citerefentry>,
147 <citerefentry><refentrytitle>systemd.journal-fields</refentrytitle><manvolnum>7</manvolnum></citerefentry>,
148 <citerefentry><refentrytitle>sd-journal</refentrytitle><manvolnum>3</manvolnum></citerefentry>,
149 <citerefentry><refentrytitle>sd_journal_open</refentrytitle><manvolnum>3</manvolnum></citerefentry>,
eb86030e 150 <citerefentry><refentrytitle>sd_journal_enumerate_fields</refentrytitle><manvolnum>3</manvolnum></citerefentry>,
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151 <citerefentry><refentrytitle>sd_journal_get_data</refentrytitle><manvolnum>3</manvolnum></citerefentry>,
152 <citerefentry><refentrytitle>sd_journal_add_match</refentrytitle><manvolnum>3</manvolnum></citerefentry>
153 </para>
154 </refsect1>
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156</refentry>