docs/debugging: explain how to enable logging on the fly

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Michael Stapelberg 2014-01-04 11:46:26 +01:00
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Exec=i3 --shmlog-size=26214400 Exec=i3 --shmlog-size=26214400
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If you cannot restart i3 for some reason, you can enable debug logging on the
fly:
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i3-msg 'debuglog on; shmlog on; reload'
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== Obtaining the debug logfile == Obtaining the debug logfile
No matter whether i3 misbehaved in some way without crashing or whether it just No matter whether i3 misbehaved in some way without crashing or whether it just