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scriptlive - re-run session typescripts, using timing information

scriptlive [options] [*-t*] timingfile [*-I*|*-B*] typescript

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.

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 script1 outputs to file specified by –log-in or –log-io.

-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.

-h, –help

Display help text and exit.

-V, –version

Print version and exit.

% 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

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.

*script*(1), *scriptreplay*(1)

For bug reports, use the issue tracker at <https://github.com/util-linux/util-linux/issues>.

The scriptlive command is part of the util-linux package which can be downloaded from Linux Kernel Archive <https://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/utils/util-linux/>.