SCRIPT(1) BSD Reference Manual SCRIPT(1)NAMEscript - make typescript of terminal session
SYNOPSISscript [-a] [file]
DESCRIPTION
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 lat-
er 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 Append the output to file or typescript, retaining the prior con-
tents.
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 type-
script file. Script works best with commands that do not manipulate the
screen, the results are meant to emulate a hardcopy terminal.
ENVIRONMENT
The following environment variable is utilized by script:
SHELL If the variable 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).
SEE ALSOcsh(1) (for the history mechanism).
HISTORY
The script command appeared in 3.0BSD.
BUGS
Script places everything in the log file, including linefeeds and
backspaces. This is not what the naive user expects.
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