Maybe it is rarely needed, but recently, I found it very useful to know how to record an interactive session, so I could reference to it later or just examine it further.
The whole process is very simple, as it requires only script utility from bsdutils package. This package is installed by default, so you can use it everywhere.
Basic usage
The script utility will start an interactive shell defined using SHELL variable and store operations in ~/console.log file.
$ script ~/console.log
Use -a or --append argument to append output to the specified file instead of truncating it.
$ script -a ~/console.log
Use -f or --flush argument to flush output after each write.
$ script -f -a ~/console.log
Store operations and replay them later
Use -t or --timing argument to store timing data.
$ script -tconsole.timings console.commands
Replay operations using scriptreplay utility.
$ scriptreplay console.timings console.commands
Additional notes
Please read script and scriptreplay manual pages and documentation available in /usr/share/doc/bsdutils/README.script file.
