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author | Theo de Raadt <deraadt@cvs.openbsd.org> | 1995-10-18 08:53:40 +0000 |
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committer | Theo de Raadt <deraadt@cvs.openbsd.org> | 1995-10-18 08:53:40 +0000 |
commit | d6583bb2a13f329cf0332ef2570eb8bb8fc0e39c (patch) | |
tree | ece253b876159b39c620e62b6c9b1174642e070e /usr.bin/script/script.1 |
initial import of NetBSD tree
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diff --git a/usr.bin/script/script.1 b/usr.bin/script/script.1 new file mode 100644 index 00000000000..e237e710199 --- /dev/null +++ b/usr.bin/script/script.1 @@ -0,0 +1,125 @@ +.\" $NetBSD: script.1,v 1.3 1994/12/21 08:55:41 jtc Exp $ +.\" +.\" Copyright (c) 1980, 1990, 1993 +.\" The Regents of the University of California. All rights reserved. +.\" +.\" Redistribution and use in source and binary forms, with or without +.\" modification, are permitted provided that the following conditions +.\" are met: +.\" 1. Redistributions of source code must retain the above copyright +.\" notice, this list of conditions and the following disclaimer. +.\" 2. Redistributions in binary form must reproduce the above copyright +.\" notice, this list of conditions and the following disclaimer in the +.\" documentation and/or other materials provided with the distribution. +.\" 3. All advertising materials mentioning features or use of this software +.\" must display the following acknowledgement: +.\" This product includes software developed by the University of +.\" California, Berkeley and its contributors. +.\" 4. Neither the name of the University nor the names of its contributors +.\" may be used to endorse or promote products derived from this software +.\" without specific prior written permission. +.\" +.\" THIS SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED BY THE REGENTS AND CONTRIBUTORS ``AS IS'' AND +.\" ANY EXPRESS OR IMPLIED WARRANTIES, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, THE +.\" IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE +.\" ARE DISCLAIMED. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE REGENTS OR CONTRIBUTORS BE LIABLE +.\" FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, EXEMPLARY, OR CONSEQUENTIAL +.\" DAMAGES (INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, PROCUREMENT OF SUBSTITUTE GOODS +.\" OR SERVICES; LOSS OF USE, DATA, OR PROFITS; OR BUSINESS INTERRUPTION) +.\" HOWEVER CAUSED AND ON ANY THEORY OF LIABILITY, WHETHER IN CONTRACT, STRICT +.\" LIABILITY, OR TORT (INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE OR OTHERWISE) ARISING IN ANY WAY +.\" OUT OF THE USE OF THIS SOFTWARE, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF +.\" SUCH DAMAGE. +.\" +.\" @(#)script.1 8.1 (Berkeley) 6/6/93 +.\" +.Dd June 6, 1993 +.Dt SCRIPT 1 +.Os BSD 4 +.Sh NAME +.Nm script +.Nd make typescript of terminal session +.Sh SYNOPSIS +.Nm script +.Op Fl a +.Op Ar file +.Sh DESCRIPTION +.Nm 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 +.Xr lpr 1 . +.Pp +If the argument +.Ar file +is given, +.Nm +saves all dialogue in +.Ar file . +If no file name is given, the typescript is saved in the file +.Pa typescript . +.Pp +Option: +.Bl -tag -width Ds +.It Fl a +Append the output to +.Ar file +or +.Pa typescript , +retaining the prior contents. +.El +.Pp +The script ends when the forked shell exits (a +.Em control-D +to exit +the Bourne shell +.Pf ( Xr sh 1 ) , +and +.Em exit , +.Em logout +or +.Em control-d +(if +.Em ignoreeof +is not set) for the +C-shell, +.Xr csh 1 ) . +.Pp +Certain interactive commands, such as +.Xr vi 1 , +create garbage in the typescript file. +.Nm Script +works best with commands that do not manipulate the +screen, the results are meant to emulate a hardcopy +terminal. +.Sh ENVIRONMENT +The following environment variable is utilized by +.Nm script : +.Bl -tag -width SHELL +.It Ev SHELL +If the variable +.Ev SHELL +exists, the shell forked by +.Nm script +will be that shell. If +.Ev SHELL +is not set, the Bourne shell +is assumed. (Most shells set this variable automatically). +.El +.Sh SEE ALSO +.Xr csh 1 +(for the +.Em history +mechanism). +.Sh HISTORY +The +.Nm script +command appeared in +.Bx 3.0 . +.Sh BUGS +.Nm Script +places +.Sy everything +in the log file, including linefeeds and backspaces. +This is not what the naive user expects. |