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.\"    Manual: BRL-CAD User Commands
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.TH "JOURNAL" "nged" "08/28/2023" "BRL\-CAD" "BRL\-CAD User Commands"
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.SH "NAME"
journal \- Starts or stops the journaling of MGED commands to a file\&.
.SH "SYNOPSIS"
.HP \w'\fBjournal\fR\ 'u
\fBjournal\fR [\-d] [\fIjournal_file_name\fR]
.SH "DESCRIPTION"
.PP
Starts or stops the journaling of MGED commands to a file\&. If executed with no arguments, the command stops journaling\&. If
\fIjournal_file_name\fR
is provided, that file will become the recipient of the journaling\&. If a
\fI\-d\fR
option is also provided, the journaling will include the delays between commands\&. Journaling is off by default\&.
.SH "EXAMPLES"
.PP
The example shows the use of the
\fBjournal\fR
command to start the journaling of a specified file\&.
.PP
\fBExample\ \&1.\ \&Start the journaling of a specified file.\fR
.PP
mged> \fBjournal journal_file\fR
.RS 4
Starts journaling to
\fIjournal_file\fR\&.
.RE
.SH "AUTHOR"
.PP
BRL\-CAD Team
.SH "BUG REPORTS"
.PP
Reports of bugs or problems should be submitted via electronic mail to
devs@brlcad\&.org
