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

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@@ -57,6 +57,13 @@ list of sessions in your desktop manager (gdm, lxdm, …), edit
 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'
+---------------------------------------
+
 == Obtaining the debug logfile
 
 No matter whether i3 misbehaved in some way without crashing or whether it just