SCRIPTLIVE
Section: User Commands (1)
Updated: October 2019
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NAME
scriptlive - re-run session typescripts, using timing information
SYNOPSIS
scriptlive
[options]
[
-t]
timingfile
[
-I|-B]
typescript
DESCRIPTION
This program re-runs a typescript,
using stdin typescript and timing information to ensure that
input happens in the same rhythm as it originally appeared when the script
was recorded.
The session is executed in a newly created pseudoterminal with
the user's $SHELL
(or defaults to /bin/bash).
Be careful!
Do not forget that the typescript may contains arbitrary commands.
It is recommended to use "scriptreplay --stream in --log-in typescript"
(or with
--log-io
instead of
--log-in)
to verify the typescript before it is executed by
scriptlive(1).
The timing information is what
script(1)
outputs to file specified by
--log-timing.
The typescript has to contain stdin information and it is what
script(1)
outputs to file specified by
--log-in
or
--log-io.
OPTIONS
- -I, --log-in file
-
File containing script's terminal input.
- -B, --log-io file
-
File containing script's terminal output and input.
- -t, --timing file
-
File containing script's timing output. This option overrides old-style arguments.
- -T, --log-timing file
-
Aliased to -t, maintained for compatibility with
script(1)
command-line options.
- -d, --divisor number
-
Speed up the replay displaying this
number
of times. The argument is a floating-point number. It's called divisor
because it divides the timings by this factor. This option overrides old-style arguments.
- -m, --maxdelay number
-
Set the maximum delay between updates to
number
of seconds. The argument is a floating-point number. This can be used to
avoid long pauses in the typescript replay.
- -V, --version
-
Display version information and exit.
- -h, --help
-
Display help text and exit.
EXAMPLES
% script --log-timing file.tm --log-in script.in
Script started, file is script.out
% date
<etc, etc>
% exit
Script done, file is script.out
% scriptlive --log-timing file.tm --log-in script.in
AUTHORS
Karel Zak
COPYRIGHT
Copyright © 2019 Karel Zak
This is free software; see the source for copying conditions. There is NO
warranty; not even for MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR
PURPOSE.
Released under the GNU General Public License version 2 or later.
SEE ALSO
script(1),
scriptreplay(1)
AVAILABILITY
The scriptlive command is part of the util-linux package and is available from
Linux Kernel Archive