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| author | Lyle Hanson <lyle2.0@gmail.com> | 2019-06-12 11:20:49 -0500 |
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| committer | Drew DeVault <sir@cmpwn.com> | 2019-06-14 10:55:55 -0400 |
| commit | 0b14d92baf19ad01369d10e84bac1af4f57f179d (patch) | |
| tree | 43eeb625a94972d48ebebdd6811e8c533cf13a46 /doc | |
| parent | fd0265d917edaf6d9448bdf9df2708f5de380cab (diff) | |
| download | aerc-0b14d92baf19ad01369d10e84bac1af4f57f179d.tar.gz | |
Document collecting log output
Redirecting stdout writes log output to that file, but this wasn't easily discoverable. v2 removes changes to aerc-tutorial; I was also on the fence about that, and agree that it isn't on-topic for the tutorial. Addresses https://todo.sr.ht/~sircmpwn/aerc2/180
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| -rw-r--r-- | doc/aerc.1.scd | 8 |
1 files changed, 8 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/doc/aerc.1.scd b/doc/aerc.1.scd index 7b09531..e7d3c59 100644 --- a/doc/aerc.1.scd +++ b/doc/aerc.1.scd @@ -132,6 +132,14 @@ message list, the message in the message viewer, etc). *close* Closes the terminal. +# LOGGING + +Aerc does not log by default, but collecting log output can be useful for +troubleshooting and reporting issues. Redirecting stdout when invoking aerc will +write log messages to that file: + + $ aerc > log + # SEE ALSO *aerc-config*(5) *aerc-imap*(5) *aerc-smtp*(5) *aerc-tutorial*(7) |