diff options
| author | charnier <charnier@FreeBSD.org> | 2002-04-20 12:18:28 +0000 |
|---|---|---|
| committer | charnier <charnier@FreeBSD.org> | 2002-04-20 12:18:28 +0000 |
| commit | ad8a79e6a5c75acf360e9310860387b68066c0b7 (patch) | |
| tree | 9eb4b7d718b67229ee4b8e61e9cad466a5a36945 /usr.bin/script/script.1 | |
| parent | e2acd5cecf61f060255d467b8d38cd35f941fb1c (diff) | |
| download | FreeBSD-src-ad8a79e6a5c75acf360e9310860387b68066c0b7.zip FreeBSD-src-ad8a79e6a5c75acf360e9310860387b68066c0b7.tar.gz | |
Use `The .Nm utility'
Diffstat (limited to 'usr.bin/script/script.1')
| -rw-r--r-- | usr.bin/script/script.1 | 15 |
1 files changed, 9 insertions, 6 deletions
diff --git a/usr.bin/script/script.1 b/usr.bin/script/script.1 index 506da27..e455dfc 100644 --- a/usr.bin/script/script.1 +++ b/usr.bin/script/script.1 @@ -46,8 +46,9 @@ .Op Fl t Ar time .Op Ar file Op command ... .Sh DESCRIPTION -.Nm Script -makes a typescript of everything printed on your terminal. +The +.Nm +utility makes a typescript of everything printed 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 @@ -108,8 +109,9 @@ C-shell, Certain interactive commands, such as .Xr vi 1 , create garbage in the typescript file. -.Nm Script -works best with commands that do not manipulate the screen. +The +.Nm +utility works best with commands that do not manipulate the screen. The results are meant to emulate a hardcopy terminal, not an addressable one. .Sh ENVIRONMENT The following environment variable is utilized by @@ -138,8 +140,9 @@ The command appeared in .Bx 3.0 . .Sh BUGS -.Nm Script -places +The +.Nm +utility places .Sy everything in the log file, including linefeeds and backspaces. This is not what the naive user expects. |
