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+# al: the activity logger
+
+al is a simple CLI-based tool for logging your mouse and keyboard activity to a
+file.  This can be useful for time and sleep tracking.
+
+## Installation
+
+```{bash}
+make
+```
+
+# Usage
+
+Run the bash script `al.sh` to start al in a TMUX session.
+
+```{bash}
+./al.sh
+```
+
+Alternatively, run al directly:
+
+```{bash}
+./al | tee -a ~/.history/activity_log.csv
+```
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+#!/usr/bin/bash
+if [ "$TMUX" ]; then
+	mkdir -p ~/.history
+	./al | tee -a ~/.history/activity_log.csv
+fi
+tmux new-session -d -s activity-logger $0
+tmux set-option -t activity-logger remain-on-exit on