Reference: script
Author: Daniel Gilly & the Staff of O'Reilly & Associates
Date: 1998-08-06T21:54:54Z

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| Chapter 2 UNIX Commands |

## script

    script [option] [file]

Create a record of your login session, storing in `file` everything that displays on your screen. The default file is called typescript. script records non-printing characters as control characters and includes prompts. This command is useful for beginners or for saving output from a time-consuming command.

### Option

-a

  Append the script record to `file`.

Reference: sccsdiff |  | Reference: sdb