From: Zbigniew Jędrzejewski-Szmek <zbyszek@in.waw.pl>
Date: Mon, 25 Aug 2025 12:01:25 +0000 (+0200)
Subject: journalctl: add -W as short for --no-hostname
X-Git-Url: http://git.ipfire.org/gitweb.cgi?a=commitdiff_plain;h=refs%2Fpull%2F38704%2Fhead;p=thirdparty%2Fsystemd.git

journalctl: add -W as short for --no-hostname

--no-hostname is one of the switches I use very often. In particular,
when looking at CI logs, the hostname is almost never interesting.
-H is not yet used in journalctl, because journal operates locally, but
will want it if display of remote journals is implemented. Use -W.
---

diff --git a/man/journalctl.xml b/man/journalctl.xml
index cc39ed3af1b..82a0c07bdbd 100644
--- a/man/journalctl.xml
+++ b/man/journalctl.xml
@@ -735,6 +735,7 @@
       </varlistentry>
 
       <varlistentry>
+        <term><option>-W</option></term>
         <term><option>--no-hostname</option></term>
 
         <listitem><para>Do not show the hostname field of log messages. This switch has an effect only on the
diff --git a/shell-completion/bash/journalctl b/shell-completion/bash/journalctl
index 08ddae9672b..fc0fbba6642 100644
--- a/shell-completion/bash/journalctl
+++ b/shell-completion/bash/journalctl
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ _journalctl() {
                       --show-cursor --dmesg -k --pager-end -e -r --reverse
                       --utc -x --catalog --no-full --force --dump-catalog
                       --flush --rotate --sync --relinquish-var
-                      --smart-relinquish-var --no-hostname -N --fields
+                      --smart-relinquish-var --no-hostname -W -N --fields
                       --list-namespaces --list-invocations -I -v --verbose'
         [ARG]='-b --boot -D --directory -i --file -F --field -t --identifier
                       -T --exclude-identifier --facility -M --machine -o --output
diff --git a/shell-completion/zsh/_journalctl b/shell-completion/zsh/_journalctl
index 6ff3f866f1a..17023cb5e5d 100644
--- a/shell-completion/zsh/_journalctl
+++ b/shell-completion/zsh/_journalctl
@@ -99,7 +99,7 @@ _arguments -s \
     '(- *)'{-h,--help}'[Show this help]' \
     '(- *)--version[Show package version]' \
     '--no-pager[Do not pipe output into a pager]' \
-    --no-hostname"[Don't show the hostname of log messages]" \
+    '(-W --no-hostname)'{-W,--no-hostname}"[Don't show the hostname of log messages]" \
     '(-l --full)'{-l,--full}'[Show long fields in full]' \
     '(-a --all)'{-a,--all}'[Show all fields, including long and unprintable]' \
     '(-f --follow)'{-f,--follow}'[Follow journal]' \
diff --git a/src/journal/journalctl.c b/src/journal/journalctl.c
index 4642cf45764..93c8d0dde6d 100644
--- a/src/journal/journalctl.c
+++ b/src/journal/journalctl.c
@@ -274,7 +274,7 @@ static int help(void) {
                "     --show-cursor           Print the cursor after all the entries\n"
                "     --utc                   Express time in Coordinated Universal Time (UTC)\n"
                "  -x --catalog               Add message explanations where available\n"
-               "     --no-hostname           Suppress output of hostname field\n"
+               "  -W --no-hostname           Suppress output of hostname field\n"
                "     --no-full               Ellipsize fields\n"
                "  -a --all                   Show all fields, including long and unprintable\n"
                "  -f --follow                Follow the journal\n"
@@ -367,7 +367,6 @@ static int parse_argv(int argc, char *argv[]) {
                 ARG_VACUUM_SIZE,
                 ARG_VACUUM_FILES,
                 ARG_VACUUM_TIME,
-                ARG_NO_HOSTNAME,
                 ARG_OUTPUT_FIELDS,
                 ARG_NAMESPACE,
                 ARG_LIST_NAMESPACES,
@@ -441,7 +440,7 @@ static int parse_argv(int argc, char *argv[]) {
                 { "vacuum-size",          required_argument, NULL, ARG_VACUUM_SIZE          },
                 { "vacuum-files",         required_argument, NULL, ARG_VACUUM_FILES         },
                 { "vacuum-time",          required_argument, NULL, ARG_VACUUM_TIME          },
-                { "no-hostname",          no_argument,       NULL, ARG_NO_HOSTNAME          },
+                { "no-hostname",          no_argument,       NULL, 'W'                      },
                 { "output-fields",        required_argument, NULL, ARG_OUTPUT_FIELDS        },
                 { "namespace",            required_argument, NULL, ARG_NAMESPACE            },
                 { "list-namespaces",      no_argument,       NULL, ARG_LIST_NAMESPACES      },
@@ -454,7 +453,7 @@ static int parse_argv(int argc, char *argv[]) {
         assert(argc >= 0);
         assert(argv);
 
-        while ((c = getopt_long(argc, argv, "hefo:aln::qmb::kD:p:g:c:S:U:t:T:u:INF:xrM:i:", options, NULL)) >= 0)
+        while ((c = getopt_long(argc, argv, "hefo:aln::qmb::kD:p:g:c:S:U:t:T:u:INF:xrM:i:W", options, NULL)) >= 0)
 
                 switch (c) {
 
@@ -907,7 +906,7 @@ static int parse_argv(int argc, char *argv[]) {
                         arg_action = ACTION_LIST_FIELD_NAMES;
                         break;
 
-                case ARG_NO_HOSTNAME:
+                case 'W':
                         arg_no_hostname = true;
                         break;