steckner@lri.uwo.ca (Michael Steckner) (05/25/91)
I was wondering if there is a simple way for me to capture the output to the screen generated while I run a program which also requires periodic user input. Use of redirects is easy, if you dont also have to answer any questions the program might having during execution. This would be equivalent to the MSdos Cntrl Print command which automatically captures what ever comes across the screen and dumps it to the printer. In this unix case, i would like to save it too a file instead. Any tips would be greatly appreciated. PS the output is greater than one screen long, otherwise I could just grab what was on the screem. I am doing this on SGI personal iris.
gordon@osiris.cso.uiuc.edu (John Gordon) (05/25/91)
steckner@lri.uwo.ca (Michael Steckner) writes: >I was wondering if there is a simple way for me to capture the output >to the screen generated while I run a program which also requires >periodic user input. Use of redirects is easy, if you dont also >have to answer any questions the program might having during execution. >This would be equivalent to the MSdos Cntrl Print command which automatically >captures what ever comes across the screen and dumps it to the printer. In >this unix case, i would like to save it too a file instead. >Any tips would be greatly appreciated. Check out the "script" command. John
zebr361@ut-emx.uucp (toney cassel) (05/25/91)
In article <9105241726.AA16913@?lri.uwo.ca> steckner@lri.uwo.ca (Michael Steckner) writes: >I was wondering if there is a simple way for me to capture the output >to the screen generated while I run a program which also requires >periodic user input. Use of redirects is easy, if you dont also >have to answer any questions the program might having during execution. command | tee filename will send the output to both the screen and filename. Toney Cassel St. Edward's University Academic Computer Lab Good Day.
jc@raven.bu.edu (James Cameron) (05/26/91)
>>>>> On 24 May 91 17:26:32 GMT, steckner@lri.uwo.ca (Michael Steckner) said:
Michael> I was wondering if there is a simple way for me to capture the output
Michael> to the screen generated while I run a program which also requires
Michael> periodic user input. Use of redirects is easy, if you dont also
Michael> have to answer any questions the program might having during execution
Try using script(1) It scarfs most everything, including
control characters. You might want to look for something
called 'unscript' as well, which cleans up the control
characters as best as it can.
jc
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