script(1) User Commands script(1)NAMEscript - make record of a terminal session
SYNOPSISscript [-a] [filename]
DESCRIPTION
The script utility makes a record of everything printed on your screen.
The record is written to filename. If no file name is given, the record
is saved in the file typescript. See WARNINGS.
The script command forks and creates a sub-shell, according to the
value of $SHELL, and records the text from this session. The script
ends when the forked shell exits or when Control-d is typed.
OPTIONS
The following option is supported:
-a Appends the session record to filename, rather than overwrit‐
ing it.
NOTESscript places everything that appears on the screen in filename,
including prompts.
ATTRIBUTES
See attributes(5) for descriptions of the following attributes:
┌─────────────────────────────┬─────────────────────────────┐
│ ATTRIBUTE TYPE │ ATTRIBUTE VALUE │
├─────────────────────────────┼─────────────────────────────┤
│Availability │SUNWcsu │
├─────────────────────────────┼─────────────────────────────┤
│CSI │Enabled │
└─────────────────────────────┴─────────────────────────────┘
SEE ALSOattributes(5)WARNINGSscript can pose a security risk when used in directories that are
writable by other users (for example, /tmp), especially when run by a
privileged user, that is, root. Be sure that typescript is not a link
before running script.
SunOS 5.10 30 Jan 2004 script(1)