SCRIPT(1) OpenBSD Reference Manual SCRIPT(1)NAMEscript - make typescript of terminal session
SYNOPSISscript [-a] [file]
DESCRIPTIONscript 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 Append the output to file or typescript, retaining the prior
contents.
The script ends when the forked shell exits (a control-D (`^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)). 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.
ENVIRONMENT
SHELL Name of the shell to be forked by script. If not set, the Bourne
shell is assumed. (Most shells set this variable automatically.)
HISTORY
The script command appeared in 3.0BSD.
BUGSscript places everything in the log file, including linefeeds and
backspaces. This is not what the naive user expects.
OpenBSD 4.9 May 31, 2007 OpenBSD 4.9
