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script (Unix)

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The script command is a Unix utility that records a terminal session [1]. The scriptreplay command offers a replay function to script [2]. The session is captured in file name typescript by default; to specify a different filename follow the script command with a space and the filename as such: script recorded_session.

The ttyrec program provides the same kind of functionality and offers several bindings.

Recorded shell sessions can be shared using online services [3]. 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.

References

  1. ^ http://www.freebsd.org/cgi/man.cgi?query=script
  2. ^ LinuxInsight - Replaying terminal sessions with scriptreplay
  3. ^ OMG! Ubuntu! - How To Record And Share Terminal Screencasts Quickly
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