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author | Benno Schulenberg | 2014-07-15 23:07:37 +0200 |
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committer | Karel Zak | 2014-07-16 12:03:25 +0200 |
commit | 6e72fa5965d121812db5d0186b06fd988bb5699c (patch) | |
tree | 49cba561b1c054e4e4e3ce69adfaf70ee91d252c /term-utils/script.1 | |
parent | docs: bring several man pages closer to standard formatting (diff) | |
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docs: bring a few more man pages closer to standard formatting
Signed-off-by: Benno Schulenberg <bensberg@justemail.net>
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1 files changed, 16 insertions, 16 deletions
diff --git a/term-utils/script.1 b/term-utils/script.1 index 67e106688..4573f0735 100644 --- a/term-utils/script.1 +++ b/term-utils/script.1 @@ -31,15 +31,16 @@ .\" .\" @(#)script.1 6.5 (Berkeley) 7/27/91 .\" -.TH SCRIPT "1" "September 2011" "util-linux" "User Commands" +.TH SCRIPT "1" "June 2014" "util-linux" "User Commands" .SH NAME script \- make typescript of terminal session .SH SYNOPSIS .B script -[options] [file] +[options] +.RI [ file ] .SH DESCRIPTION .B script -makes a typescript of everything printed on your terminal. It is useful for +makes a typescript of everything displayed 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 .BR lpr (1). @@ -48,17 +49,17 @@ If the argument .I file is given, .B script -saves all dialogue in +saves the dialogue in this .IR file . -If no file name is given, the typescript is saved in the file -.IR typescript . +If no filename is given, the dialogue is saved in the file +.BR typescript . .SH OPTIONS .TP \fB\-a\fR, \fB\-\-append\fR Append the output to .I file -or -.IR typescript , +or to +.BR typescript , retaining the prior contents. .TP \fB\-c\fR, \fB\-\-command\fR \fIcommand\fR @@ -101,8 +102,7 @@ Display help text and exit. .SH NOTES The script ends when the forked shell exits (a .I control-D -to exit -the Bourne shell +for the Bourne shell .RB ( sh (1)), and .IR exit , @@ -118,7 +118,7 @@ C-shell, Certain interactive commands, such as .BR vi (1), create garbage in the typescript file. -.B Script +.B script works best with commands that do not manipulate the screen, the results are meant to emulate a hardcopy terminal. .SH ENVIRONMENT @@ -127,11 +127,11 @@ The following environment variable is utilized by .TP .B SHELL If the variable -.I SHELL +.B SHELL exists, the shell forked by .B script -will be that shell. If -.I SHELL +will be that shell. If +.B SHELL is not set, the Bourne shell is assumed. (Most shells set this variable automatically). .SH SEE ALSO @@ -145,9 +145,9 @@ The .B script command appeared in 3.0BSD. .SH BUGS -.B Script +.B script places -.B everything +.I everything in the log file, including linefeeds and backspaces. This is not what the naive user expects. .SH AVAILABILITY |