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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

SEE ALSO

script(1), scriptreplay(1)

AVAILABILITY

The scriptlive command is part of the util-linux package and is available from Linux Kernel Archive

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.