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32.\"	@(#)script.1	8.1 (Berkeley) 6/6/93
33.\" $FreeBSD$
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35.Dd June 6, 1993
36.Dt SCRIPT 1
37.Os BSD 4
38.Sh NAME
39.Nm script
40.Nd make typescript of terminal session
41.Sh SYNOPSIS
42.Nm
43.Op Fl a
44.Op Fl k
45.Op Fl q
46.Op Fl t Ar time
47.Op Ar file Op command ...
48.Sh DESCRIPTION
49.Nm Script
50makes a typescript of everything printed on your terminal.
51It is useful for students who need a hardcopy record of an interactive
52session as proof of an assignment, as the typescript file
53can be printed out later with
54.Xr lpr 1 .
55.Pp
56If the argument
57.Ar file
58is given,
59.Nm
60saves all dialogue in
61.Ar file .
62If no file name is given, the typescript is saved in the file
63.Pa typescript  .
64.Pp
65If the argument
66.Ar command ...
67is given,
68.Nm
69will run the specified command with an optional argument vector
70instead of an interactive shell.
71.Pp
72Options:
73.Bl -tag -width xxxxxxx
74.It Fl a
75Append the output to
76.Ar file
77or
78.Pa typescript ,
79retaining the prior contents.
80.It Fl k
81Log keys sent to program as well as output.
82.It Fl q
83Run in quiet mode, omit the start and stop status messages.
84.It Fl t Ar time
85Specify time interval between flushing script output file.  A value of 0
86causes
87.Nm
88to flush for every character I/O event.  The default interval is
8930 seconds.
90.El
91.Pp
92The script ends when the forked shell (or command) exits (a
93.Em control-D
94to exit
95the Bourne shell
96.Pf ( Xr sh 1 ) ,
97and
98.Em exit ,
99.Em logout
100or
101.Em control-d
102(if
103.Em ignoreeof
104is not set) for the
105C-shell,
106.Xr csh 1 ) .
107.Pp
108Certain interactive commands, such as
109.Xr vi 1 ,
110create garbage in the typescript file.
111.Nm Script
112works best with commands that do not manipulate the
113screen, the results are meant to emulate a hardcopy
114terminal.
115.Sh ENVIRONMENT
116The following environment variable is utilized by
117.Nm script :
118.Bl -tag -width SHELL
119.It Ev SHELL
120If the variable
121.Ev SHELL
122exists, the shell forked by
123.Nm
124will be that shell. If
125.Ev SHELL
126is not set, the Bourne shell
127is assumed. (Most shells set this variable automatically).
128.El
129.Sh SEE ALSO
130.Xr csh 1
131(for the
132.Em history
133mechanism).
134.Sh HISTORY
135The
136.Nm
137command appeared in
138.Bx 3.0 .
139.Sh BUGS
140.Nm Script
141places
142.Sy everything
143in the log file, including linefeeds and backspaces.
144This is not what the naive user expects.
145.Pp
146It is not possible to specify a command without also naming the script file
147because of argument parsing compatibility issues.
148.Pp
149When running in
150.Fl k
151mode, echo cancelling is far from ideal.  The slave terminal mode is checked
152for ECHO mode to check when to avoid manual echo logging.  This does not
153work when in a raw mode where the program being run is doing manual echo.
154