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.