More output.conf examples

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diff --git a/doc/configuration/output.html.part.in b/doc/configuration/output.html.part.in
index 1fc7b9eff..5b2069e61 100644
--- a/doc/configuration/output.html.part.in
+++ b/doc/configuration/output.html.part.in
@@ -52,3 +52,26 @@ stdout_command = logger -t paludis
 stderr_command = cat >/dev/null
 </pre>
 
+<p>To keep logs of stderr output, you could use:</p>
+
+<pre>
+extra_output_managers = my_log_stderr
+
+[manager my_log_stderr_file]
+handler = file
+filename = ${root}/var/tmp/paludis/%{time}-%{action}-%{full_name}.stderr
+keep_on_empty = false
+keep_on_success = true
+summary_output_manager = format_messages_standard
+summary_output_message = Stderr: ${filename}
+</pre>
+
+<p>You can also override default output managers. To really confuse everyone, you could use:</p>
+
+<pre>
+[manager standard]
+handler = command
+stdout_command = tr -d '\e' | rev
+stderr_command = tr -d '\e' | rev
+</pre>
+