The Script
Utility
To capture screen output to a file use the command:
script. This command starts a special shell whose
screen input and output is redirected to both the screen and
a file.
Run the commands to produce the desired output. Script runs
using the sh shell. Never use a full screen editor while in a
script shell. The resulting typescript file will be garbage.
Backspaces and other cursor movements may also result in a
less than perfect typescript file. In the case of backspace,
you usually just get both characters at the same location or
a few ^h sequences on the output depending on the printer
software.
Exit the shell using the exit command. This step
cannot be stressed enough. After you exit the script shell,
output should be in a file called typescript that you can
send to a printer.
Common
problems
One common problem is that users forget to exit the script
shell. Usually they don't realize this until they try to
logout and get a "not in login shell" message. If this
happens the best thing to do is to exit each shell (type
exit) until you get back to the login shell. Never
try to kill the script shell you are in. See the entry on Not in login shell for more
information.
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