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+#!/bin/sh
+
+# Copyright (c) 2023 Emma Tebibyte 
+# SPDX-License-Identifier: FSFAP
+#
+# Copying and distribution of this file, with or without modification, are
+# permitted in any medium without royalty provided the copyright notice and this
+# notice are preserved.  This file is offered as-is, without any warranty.
+
+# check if $LOG_DIR is set, if it isn’t, provide a default
+if test -z "$LOG_DIR"; then
+  LOG_DIR="$HOME/.var/log"
+fi
+
+# create log directory
+mkdir -p "$LOG_DIR" 2>&1
+
+# move the previous log to “latest” log 
+mv "$LOG_DIR/sway.log" "$LOG_DIR/sway.log.latest" 2>&1
+
+# print date and time information at the top of the log file
+date '+%Y-%d-%mT%T %Z' >"$LOG_DIR/sway.log" 2>&1
+
+# count the number of previous log files
+count=1
+for file in "$LOG_DIR/sway.log.*"; do
+  count="$(printf "%s+1\n" "$count" | bc)"
+done
+
+# move the previous log to the log count number
+mv "$LOG_DIR/sway.log.latest" "$LOG_DIR/sway.log.$count" 2>&1
+
+# run the sway desktop with KDE set as the current desktop to allow the Plasma
+# xdg_desktop_portal implementation run as the provider of file choosers and the
+# like, but set it also to sway to run the xdg_desktop_portal implementation for
+# wlroots so streaming is possible
+#
+# run dbus-run-session-sway so that sway is run with dbus support, and redirect
+# all output to the sway log file
+XDG_CURRENT_DESKTOP="sway:KDE" dbus-run-session sway >>"$LOG_DIR/sway.log" 2>&1