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| author | Philippe Charnier <charnier@FreeBSD.org> | 2002-06-21 15:30:38 +0000 |
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| committer | Philippe Charnier <charnier@FreeBSD.org> | 2002-06-21 15:30:38 +0000 |
| commit | 9f7f5402d25d91c95b90e5772c7a3c0dc9e2976c (patch) | |
| tree | 5c9b6308f7e36831c4177885acb0d3a2d77c1b8c /usr.bin/script/script.1 | |
| parent | ad2362586696940ccd0af017d919c9b5410cfd73 (diff) | |
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| -rw-r--r-- | usr.bin/script/script.1 | 15 |
1 files changed, 9 insertions, 6 deletions
diff --git a/usr.bin/script/script.1 b/usr.bin/script/script.1 index 506da270a193..e455dfc1dcab 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. |