log a multiline message $ logger "line1 > line2" output of journalctl -o export: __CURSOR=s=037d3b5f07e046db8b5877cd49ed568a;i=1e510;b=71df61310a7f4c95aa721e4716531235;m=5dc304a3f;t=5104becf140ef;x=407d960ddc89a405 __REALTIME_TIMESTAMP=1425293167378671 __MONOTONIC_TIMESTAMP=25168988735 _BOOT_ID=71df61310a7f4c95aa721e4716531235 _UID=1000 _GID=1000 _CAP_EFFECTIVE=0 _AUDIT_SESSION=1 _AUDIT_LOGINUID=1000 _SYSTEMD_CGROUP=/user.slice/user-1000.slice/session-1.scope _SYSTEMD_SESSION=1 _SYSTEMD_OWNER_UID=1000 _SYSTEMD_UNIT=session-1.scope _SYSTEMD_SLICE=user-1000.slice _SELINUX_CONTEXT=unconfined_u:unconfined_r:unconfined_t:s0-s0:c0.c1023 _MACHINE_ID=dca72f9011fc456b8c70371ad5ecdd52 _HOSTNAME=virtual-fedora-sbs _TRANSPORT=syslog PRIORITY=5 SYSLOG_FACILITY=1 SYSLOG_IDENTIFIER=tpiadmin _COMM=logger _EXE=/usr/bin/logger MESSAGE line1 line2 _PID=12221 _CMDLINE=logger line1 line2 _SOURCE_REALTIME_TIMESTAMP=1425293167378008 try to save exactly this log with systemd-journal-remote journalctl -c "s=037d3b5f07e046db8b5877cd49ed568a;i=1e510;b=71df61310a7f4c95aa721e4716531235;m=5dc304a3f;t=5104becf140ef;x=407d960ddc89a405" -n 1 -o export | systemd-journal-remote -o ~/logtest/test.journal - try to open the ~/logtest/test.journal: journalctl --file ~/logtest/test.journal -o export yields: Invalid field. __CURSOR=s=843809e3345f4673b9d2e9a51cc87924;i=1;b=71df61310a7f4c95aa721e47165312 __REALTIME_TIMESTAMP=1425293167378671 __MONOTONIC_TIMESTAMP=25168988735 _BOOT_ID=71df61310a7f4c95aa721e4716531235 _UID=1000 _GID=1000 _CAP_EFFECTIVE=0 _AUDIT_SESSION=1 _AUDIT_LOGINUID=1000 _SYSTEMD_CGROUP=/user.slice/user-1000.slice/session-1.scope _SYSTEMD_SESSION=1 _SYSTEMD_OWNER_UID=1000 _SYSTEMD_UNIT=session-1.scope _SYSTEMD_SLICE=user-1000.slice _SELINUX_CONTEXT=unconfined_u:unconfined_r:unconfined_t:s0-s0:c0.c1023 _MACHINE_ID=dca72f9011fc456b8c70371ad5ecdd52 _HOSTNAME=virtual-fedora-sbs _TRANSPORT=syslog PRIORITY=5 SYSLOG_FACILITY=1 SYSLOG_IDENTIFIER=tpiadmin _COMM=logger _EXE=/usr/bin/logger MESSAGE= the output ends right after the "=" sign.