I think you and zaphar both have good points. That is to say, if for some reason you have $LESS set, it would be nice if journalctl respected it. (I'm trying no

I think you and zaphar both have good points. That is to say, if for some reason you have $LESS set, it would be nice if journalctl respected it. (I'm trying not to take that and the kernel debug flag fiasco and view it as a trend.) However, as you say, if the only command you invoked was journalctl, it makes no sense to consult other documentation.