From e8937ba00998cca6f259b3fdf32a7f7a38bc26ec Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Philippe Charnier Date: Sat, 20 Apr 2002 12:18:28 +0000 Subject: Use `The .Nm utility' --- usr.bin/script/script.1 | 15 +++++++++------ 1 file changed, 9 insertions(+), 6 deletions(-) (limited to 'usr.bin/script') diff --git a/usr.bin/script/script.1 b/usr.bin/script/script.1 index 506da270a1939..e455dfc1dcab8 100644 --- a/usr.bin/script/script.1 +++ b/usr.bin/script/script.1 @@ -46,8 +46,9 @@ .Op Fl t Ar time .Op Ar file Op command ... .Sh DESCRIPTION -.Nm Script -makes a typescript of everything printed on your terminal. +The +.Nm +utility makes a typescript of everything printed on your terminal. It is useful for students who need a hardcopy record of an interactive session as proof of an assignment, as the typescript file can be printed out later with @@ -108,8 +109,9 @@ C-shell, Certain interactive commands, such as .Xr vi 1 , create garbage in the typescript file. -.Nm Script -works best with commands that do not manipulate the screen. +The +.Nm +utility works best with commands that do not manipulate the screen. The results are meant to emulate a hardcopy terminal, not an addressable one. .Sh ENVIRONMENT The following environment variable is utilized by @@ -138,8 +140,9 @@ The command appeared in .Bx 3.0 . .Sh BUGS -.Nm Script -places +The +.Nm +utility places .Sy everything in the log file, including linefeeds and backspaces. This is not what the naive user expects. -- cgit v1.3