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diff --git a/man/sd_journal_seek_head.xml b/man/sd_journal_seek_head.xml index f8a4eb1d20..3716c5d367 100644 --- a/man/sd_journal_seek_head.xml +++ b/man/sd_journal_seek_head.xml @@ -108,14 +108,19 @@ <para><function>sd_journal_seek_realtime_usec()</function> seeks to the entry with the specified realtime (wallclock) timestamp, i.e. CLOCK_REALTIME. Note that - the realtime clock is not necessary monotonic. If a + the realtime clock is not necessarily monotonic. If a realtime timestamp is ambiguous it is not defined which position is sought to.</para> <para><function>sd_journal_seek_cursor()</function> seeks to the entry located at the specified cursor string. For details on cursors see - <citerefentry><refentrytitle>sd_journal_get_cursor</refentrytitle><manvolnum>3</manvolnum></citerefentry>.</para> + <citerefentry><refentrytitle>sd_journal_get_cursor</refentrytitle><manvolnum>3</manvolnum></citerefentry>. If + no entry matching the specified cursor is found the + call will seek to the next closest entry (in terms of + time) instead. To verify whether the newly selected + entry actually matches the cursor use + <citerefentry><refentrytitle>sd_journal_test_cursor</refentrytitle><manvolnum>3</manvolnum></citerefentry>.</para> <para>Note that these calls do not actually make any entry the new current entry, this needs to be done in |