script(1) | make typescript of terminal session |
script(7) | interpreter script execution |
SCRIPT(1) | General Commands Manual | SCRIPT(1) |
script
— make
typescript of terminal session
script |
[-a ] [-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.
The options are as follows:
-a
-c
commandsh
-c
command, instead of an interactive shell. To run a
command with arguments, enclose both in quotes.The script ends when the forked program exits (an
exit
, logout
, or control-D
(‘^D
’) will exit most interactive
shells). script
will exit with the status of 0
unless any of its child processes fail, in which case,
script
will return 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.
SHELL
script
. If not
set, the Bourne shell is assumed. (Most shells set this variable
automatically.)Start a virtual machine and log all console output to a file:
$ script -c "vmctl start -c myvm" myvm.typescript
A predecessor called dribble
appeared in
2BSD. The script
command
first appeared in 3BSD.
Mary Ann Horton.
script
places
everything
in the log file, including linefeeds and backspaces. This is not what the
naive user expects.
January 3, 2022 | OpenBSD-current |