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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\(cqs $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. 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 script1 outputs to file specified by --log-in or --log-io.

Options

-I, --log-in file File containing script\(aqs terminal input. -B, --log-io file File containing script\(aqs terminal output and input. -t, --timing file File containing script\(aqs 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\(cqs 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. -h, --help Display help text and exit. -V, --version Print version 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

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)

Reporting Bugs

For bug reports, use the issue tracker at \c

Availability

The scriptlive command is part of the util-linux package which can be downloaded from \c