How to read systemd-journald records programatically in real time.

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Issue

  • How to read journald records from C/C++ program, not script.
  • Are there any library API that can be used from C/C++ code to read and extract the records in a real time manner?

Environment

  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) 7
  • systemd

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