Where are syslog files?

So if I run journalctl I see loads of kernel based commands but if I look at /var/log/syslog it is empty. I would like to setup swatch to monitor the journal but I ultimately need to know where the log is actually located. Am I missing something?

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Take a look at the /var/log directory.

Kernel messages can be found in /var/log/kern.log

You are welcome to take a look at the manuals or wikis:

As @Redbob stated, the location of the saved log files can be found in the /etc/rsyslog.d/50-default.conf file:

cat /etc/rsyslog.d/50-default.conf

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