doc: add a subsection on how to use libinput record --autorestart

Signed-off-by: Peter Hutterer <peter.hutterer@who-t.net>
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More arguments are available, see the **libinput-record(1)** and
**libinput-replay(1)** man pages.
@subsection libinput-record-autorestart libinput record's autorestart feature
`libinput record` often collects thousands of events per minute. However,
the output of `libinput record` usually needs to be visually inspected
or replayed in realtime on a developer machine. It is thus imperative that
the event log is kept as short as possible.
For bugs that are difficult to reproduce use
`libinput record --autorestart=2 --output-file=recording.yml`.
All events will be recorded to a file named
`recording.yml.<current-date-and-time>` and whenever the device does not
send events for 2 seconds, a new file is created. This helps to keep
individual recordings short.
To use the `--autorestart` option correctly:
- run `libinput record --autorestart=2 --output-file=<somefilename>.yml`.
You may provide a timeout other than 2 if needed.
- use the device to reproduce the bug, pausing frequently for 2s and longer
to rotate the logs
- when the bug triggers, **immediately stop using the device** and wait
several seconds for the log to rotate
- Ctrl+C the `libinput record` process without using the device
again. Attach the **last recording** to the bug report.
If you have to use the recorded device to stop `libinput record` (e.g. to
switch windows), remember that this will cause a new recording to be
created. Thus, attach the **second-to-last recording** to the bug report
because this one contains the bug trigger.
@subsection libinput-record-multiple Recording multiple devices at once
In some cases, an interaction between multiple devices is the cause for a