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authorLyle Hanson <lyle2.0@gmail.com>2019-06-12 11:20:49 -0500
committerDrew DeVault <sir@cmpwn.com>2019-06-14 10:55:55 -0400
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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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@@ -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)
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