From ebb9acecddac0b64064f03711276d445ddf0646f Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Ori Bernstein Date: Sun, 7 Jun 2020 08:27:36 -0700 Subject: [PATCH] acme: document log file in manpage --- sys/man/4/acme | 29 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++-- 1 file changed, 27 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-) diff --git a/sys/man/4/acme b/sys/man/4/acme index c91d01e2f..9d121ce22 100644 --- a/sys/man/4/acme +++ b/sys/man/4/acme @@ -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