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41 .Nd make typescript of terminal session
48 .Op Ar file Op command ...
52 utility makes a typescript of everything printed on your terminal.
53 It is useful for students who need a hardcopy record of an interactive
54 session as proof of an assignment, as the typescript file
55 can be printed out later with
64 If no file name is given, the typescript is saved in the file
71 will run the specified command with an optional argument vector
72 instead of an interactive shell.
75 .Bl -tag -width xxxxxxx
81 retaining the prior contents.
83 Log keys sent to program as well as output.
85 Run in quiet mode, omit the start and stop status messages.
87 Specify time interval between flushing script output file. A value of 0
90 to flush for every character I/O event. The default interval is
94 The script ends when the forked shell (or command) exits (a
110 Certain interactive commands, such as
112 create garbage in the typescript file.
115 utility works best with commands that do not manipulate the screen.
116 The results are meant to emulate a hardcopy terminal, not an addressable one.
118 The following environment variable is utilized by
120 .Bl -tag -width SHELL
124 exists, the shell forked by
129 is not set, the Bourne shell
131 (Most shells set this variable automatically).
148 in the log file, including linefeeds and backspaces.
149 This is not what the naive user expects.
151 It is not possible to specify a command without also naming the script file
152 because of argument parsing compatibility issues.
156 mode, echo cancelling is far from ideal. The slave terminal mode is checked
157 for ECHO mode to check when to avoid manual echo logging. This does not
158 work when in a raw mode where the program being run is doing manual echo.