log_file_name
Close any existing log file and optionally start a new one.

EXAMPLE 1
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0>logfile difmap.log
Started logfile: difmap.log_5 on Sat Sep 11 22:31:31 1993
0>

With an argument, the command closes any existing open log file, then
opens a new one with the name given.


EXAMPLE 2
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0>logfile
Log file closed on Sat Sep 11 22:45:23 1993
0>

With no arguments the existing log file is closed.


PARAMETERS
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log_file_name   -   If this argument is given then a new log file will
                    be opened with the given name. If the file named
                    already exists then the name of the new file will
                    be that requested but with an underscore and
                    version number appended. The version number used
                    will be the lowest number for which no file
                    currently exists.

Whether an argument is given or not, any existing log file is closed.
Thus to close a log file without opening a new one simply omit the
file name argument, as in example 2 above.


CONTEXT
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This command is used to open or close log files. As the name suggests
these files are primarily intended as a log of everything done in the
program while the log file is open. But in addition, the log files
have been designed to work as command files. To this end all commands
are echo'd verbatim into the log file, while command output is first
pre-pended with the (!) comment character.

After the log file has been closed - say by exiting the program - it
may be used as a command file to re-play all events that happened
while the log file was open.

For example:

0>logfile test.log
Started logfile: test.log on Sat Sep 11 23:05:30 1993
0>print date   
Sat Sep 11 23:05:47 1993 
0>print "pi =", pi
pi = 3.14159 
0>logfile
Log file closed on Sat Sep 11 23:06:34 1993
0>

Use the log file as a command file.

0>@test.log
Sat Sep 11 23:06:39 1993 
pi = 3.14159 
0>

The log file test.log in this case contained:

! Started logfile: test.log on Sat Sep 11 23:05:30 1993
print date
! Sat Sep 11 23:05:47 1993 
print "pi =", pi
! pi = 3.14159 
logfile
! Log file closed on Sat Sep 11 23:06:34 1993


WARNING
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Note that if the program has any other input mechanism such as input
from a graphics cursor, such input is not logged and will have to be
re-produced by the user if the log file is executed as a command
file.