script is an open source tool that makes a typescript of everything displayed 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.
Everything between the script and the exit command is logged to the file. This includes the confirmation messages from script itself (unless the -q flag is used). Everything between the script and the exit command is logged to the file. This includes the confirmation messages from script itself.
Recorded shell sessions can be shared using online services. The advantage of sessions recorded in this format from the usual screencasts is that shell instructions can be easily copy/pasted from the player screen.
The script command is part of the util-linux package, a suite of essential utilities.
Key Features
- Append the output to a file or to typescript.
- Run the command rather than an interactive shell.
- Quiet mode.
- Output timing data.
Website: www.kernel.org/pub/linux/utils/util-linux/
Support: Mailing List
Developer: not known
License: GNU GPL v2
script is written in C. Learn C with our recommended free books and free tutorials.
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