SCRIPT(1) | General Commands Manual | SCRIPT(1) |
script
— make
typescript of terminal session
script |
[-adefpqr ] [-c
command] [file] |
script
makes a typescript of everything
printed on your terminal. It is useful for students who need a hardcopy
record of an interactive session as proof of an assignment, as the
typescript file can be printed out later with
lpr(1).
If the argument file is given,
script
saves all dialogue in
file. If no file name is given, the typescript is
saved in the file typescript.
Option:
-a
-c
command-d
-p
flag,
don't sleep between records when playing back a timestamped session.-e
-f
-p
-r
flag in
real time.-q
-r
The script ends when the forked shell exits (a control-D to exit the Bourne shell (sh(1)), and exit, logout or control-d (if ignoreeof is not set) for the C-shell, csh(1)).
Certain interactive commands, such as
vi(1), create garbage in the
typescript file. script
works best with commands
that do not manipulate the screen, the results are meant to emulate a
hardcopy terminal.
The following environment variable is used by
script
:
SHELL
SHELL
exists, the shell forked by
script
will be that shell. If
SHELL
is not set, the Bourne shell is assumed.
(Most shells set this variable automatically).The script
command appeared in
3.0BSD.
script
places
everything
in the log file, including linefeeds and backspaces. This is not what the
naive user expects.
January 16, 2022 | NetBSD 10.99 |