docs: pipeline: inputs: systemd: document journal namespace option

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• Add the namespace configuration parameter to the options table
• Add a Journal namespaces section covering namespace-only reads,
  mutual exclusivity with path, the libsystemd 245 build requirement,
  and the need for a separate db file per namespace
• Add YAML and classic configuration examples

Signed-off-by: Eric D. Schabell eric@schabell.org

Summary by CodeRabbit

• Documentation
  • Documented the namespace configuration option for the Systemd input plugin.
  • Added guidance for collecting logs from specific journald namespaces.
  • Clarified that namespace cannot be combined with path and requires libsystemd 245 or later.
  • Added configuration examples and recommendations for using separate database files per namespace.

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Walkthrough

The Systemd input documentation describes the namespace parameter, its constraints, compatibility requirements, database guidance, and YAML and fluent-bit.conf examples.

Changes

Systemd journal namespace documentation

Layer / File(s)	Summary
Document namespace configuration pipeline/inputs/systemd.md	Adds the namespace parameter, documents namespace behavior and startup constraints, recommends separate database files, provides YAML and fluent-bit.conf examples, and trims trailing whitespace.

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In `@pipeline/inputs/systemd.md`:
- Line 20: Update the namespace option description in the systemd input
documentation so “Can't be used with path.” becomes the complete sentence “This
option can't be used with path.” Preserve the existing behavior and surrounding
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