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asciinema

Record and replay terminal sessions, and optionally share them on asciinema.org. More information: https://asciinema.org/docs/usage.
  • Associate the local install of asciinema with an asciinema.org account:
    asciinema auth
  • Make a new recording (once finished, user will be prompted to upload it or save it locally):
    asciinema rec
  • Make a new recording and save it to a local file:
    asciinema rec {{path/to/file}}.cast
  • Replay a terminal recording from a local file:
    asciinema play {{path/to/file}}.cast
  • Replay a terminal recording hosted on asciinema.org:
    asciinema play https://asciinema.org/a/{{cast_id}}
  • Make a new recording, limiting any idle time to at most 2.5 seconds:
    asciinema rec -i {{2.5}}
  • Print the full output of a locally saved recording:
    asciinema cat {{path/to/file}}.cast
  • Upload a locally saved terminal session to asciinema.org:
    asciinema upload {{path/to/file}}.cast

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