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acme: document log file in manpage

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Ori Bernstein 2020-06-07 08:27:36 -07:00
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@ -89,7 +89,7 @@ was run.
The window is created if necessary, but not until text is actually written.
.TP
.B consctl
Is an empty unwritable file present only for compatibility; there is no way
is an empty unwritable file present only for compatibility; there is no way
to turn off `echo', for example, under
.IR acme .
.TP
@ -111,8 +111,33 @@ file.
is an empty file, writable without effect, present only for compatibility with
.BR rio .
.TP
.B log
reports a log of window operations since the opening of the
.B log
file.
Each line describes a single operation using three fields separated by single spaces:
the decimal window ID, the operation, and the window name.
Reading from
.B log
blocks until there is an operation to report, so reading the file
can be used to monitor editor activity and react to changes.
The reported operations are
.L new
(window creation),
.L zerox
(window creation via zerox),
.LR get ,
.LR put ,
.L del
(window deletion), and
.L focus
(window focus change).
The window name can be the empty string; in particular it is empty in
.L new
log entries corresponding to windows created by external programs.
.TP
.B new
A directory analogous to the numbered directories
is a directory analogous to the numbered directories
.RI ( q.v. ).
Accessing any
file in