script

 

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 SCRIPT(1)               System General Commands Manual               SCRIPT(1)
 
NAME
      script - make typescript of terminal session
 
SYNOPSIS
      script [-a] [-f] [-q] [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
      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.
 
      Options:
 
      -a      Append the output to file or typescript, retaining the prior con­
              tents.
 
      -f      Flush output after each write. This is nice for telecooperation:
              One person does `mkfifo foo; script -f foo' and another can
              supervise real-time what is being done using `cat foo'.
 
      -q      Be quiet.
 
      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 ALSO
      csh(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.
 
 Linux                            July 30, 2000                           Linux

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