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riverctl(1): add a section on terminology

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It is not unusual to see people coming to river directly from X11,
confused by some things being renamed (and by river having tags). Give
them some basic help for reading the manpage and understanding our talk.
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*-version* *-version*
Print the version number and exit. Print the version number and exit.
# TERMINOLOGY
This manual uses terms that some may find confusing, coming mostly from their
usage among other Wayland projects.
The *compositor*, display server, Wayland server etc. are ways to refer to river
itself.
A *view* (or *toplevel*) is what most call a window.
An *output* is a synonym for a screen or monitor.
*Tags* are river's way of dividing views of an output into groups (not
necessarily disjunct), an analogy to workspaces.
# COMMANDS # COMMANDS
## ACTIONS ## ACTIONS