scriptlive - re-run session typescripts, using timing information
Contents
Availability
The scriptlive command is part of the util-linux package which can be downloaded from Linux Kernel
Archive <https://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/utils/util-linux/>.
util-linux 2.40.2 2024-01-31 SCRIPTLIVE(1)
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.
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 sessionisexecuted in a newly created pseudoterminal with the user’s $SHELL (or defaults to
/bin/bash).
Becareful! Do not forget that the typescript may contains arbitrary commands. It is recommended to use
"scriptreplay--streamin--log-intypescript" (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.
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
Name
scriptlive - re-run session typescripts, using timing information
Options
-I, --log-infile
File containing script's terminal input.
-B, --log-iofile
File containing script's terminal output and input.
-t, --timingfile
File containing script's timing output. This option overrides old-style arguments.
-T, --log-timingfile
Aliased to -t, maintained for compatibility with script(1) command-line options.
-d, --divisornumber
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, --maxdelaynumber
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.
Reporting Bugs
For bug reports, use the issue tracker at https://github.com/util-linux/util-linux/issues.
See Also
script(1), scriptreplay(1)
Synopsis
scriptlive [options] [-t] timingfile [-I|-B] typescript
