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
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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
No matter whether i3 misbehaved in some way without crashing or whether it just