[NTLUG:Discuss] Asking for a (shell) command

[Chris Cox]

man script

script will log all terminal session activity into a file called
typescript by default.

Perhaps this is what you were thinking of??

m m wrote:
> 
> Hi All:
> I remember there is a command that record the keyin command and outpot into
> a specified file. If any knows, please help. Thanks.
> the following is an example:
> 
> >the_command    <--- the command I am asking
> >file name?  test.txt
> ... begin...
> >ftp 1.1.1.1     <--- start recording
> connect to ...
> ftp>login: mmm
> ftp> passwd: ***
> 200 OK
> 400 ...
> Quit
> >
> >a.out
> 111111
> 11111
> 22222
> 22222
> >
> >end (or exit)   <--- exit the command
> the test.txt will look like this:
> 
> ... begin...
> >ftp 1.1.1.1     <--- start recording
> connect to ...
> ftp>login: mmm
> ftp> passwd: ***
> 200 OK
> 400 ...
> Quit
> >
> >a.out
> 111111
> 11111
> 22222
> 22222
> >
> ...end....
> 
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