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diff --git a/term-utils/script.1 b/term-utils/script.1 index 6c50bc621..041b7620b 100644 --- a/term-utils/script.1 +++ b/term-utils/script.1 @@ -54,6 +54,10 @@ saves the dialogue in this If no filename is given, the dialogue is saved in the file .BR typescript . .SH OPTIONS +Below, the \fIsize\fR argument may be followed by the multiplicative +suffixes KiB (=1024), MiB (=1024*1024), and so on for GiB, TiB, PiB, EiB, ZiB and YiB +(the "iB" is optional, e.g. "K" has the same meaning as "KiB"), or the suffixes +KB (=1000), MB (=1000*1000), and so on for GB, TB, PB, EB, ZB and YB. .TP \fB\-a\fR, \fB\-\-append\fR Append the output to @@ -82,6 +86,15 @@ being done using `cat foo'. Allow the default output destination, i.e. the typescript file, to be a hard or symbolic link. The command will follow a symbolic link. .TP +\fB\-o\fR, \fB\-\-output-limit\fR \fIsize\fR +Limit the size of the typescript and timing files to +.I size +and stop the child process after this size is exceeded. The calculated +file size does not include the start and done messages that the +.B script +command prepends and appends to the child process output. +Due to buffering, the resulting output file might be larger than the specified value. +.TP \fB\-q\fR, \fB\-\-quiet\fR Be quiet (do not write start and done messages to standard output). .TP |