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@(#)script.1 8.1 (Berkeley) 6/6/93
.Dd October 17, 2009 .Dt SCRIPT 1 .Os .Sh NAME .Nm script .Nd make typescript of terminal session .Sh SYNOPSIS .Nm .Op Fl adfpqr .Op Fl c Ar command .Op Ar file .Sh DESCRIPTION .Nm 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 .Xr lpr 1 .
p If the argument .Ar file is given, .Nm saves all dialogue in .Ar file . If no file name is given, the typescript is saved in the file
a typescript .
p Option: l -tag -width Ds t Fl a Append the output to .Ar file or
a typescript , retaining the prior contents. t Fl c Ar command Run the named .Ar command instead of the shell. Useful for capturing the output of a program that behaves differently when associated with a tty. t Fl d When playing back a session with the .Fl p flag, don't sleep between records when playing back a timestamped session. t Fl f Flush output after each write. This is useful for watching the script output in real time. t Fl p Play back a session recorded with the .Fl r flag in real time. t Fl q Be quiet, and don't output started and ended lines. t Fl r Record a session with input, output, and timestamping. .El
p The script ends when the forked shell exits (a .Em control-D to exit the Bourne shell
f ( Xr sh 1 ) , and .Em exit , .Em logout or .Em control-d (if .Em ignoreeof is not set) for the C-shell, .Xr csh 1 ) .
p Certain interactive commands, such as .Xr vi 1 , create garbage in the typescript file. .Nm works best with commands that do not manipulate the screen, the results are meant to emulate a hardcopy terminal. .Sh ENVIRONMENT The following environment variable is used by .Nm : l -tag -width SHELL t Ev SHELL If the variable .Ev SHELL exists, the shell forked by .Nm will be that shell. If .Ev SHELL is not set, the Bourne shell is assumed. (Most shells set this variable automatically). .El .Sh SEE ALSO .Xr csh 1 (for the .Em history mechanism). .Sh HISTORY The .Nm command appeared in x 3.0 . .Sh BUGS .Nm places .Sy everything in the log file, including linefeeds and backspaces. This is not what the naive user expects.