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The original question:
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> Is there any PD software available for saving a copy of a user's session.
> That is, I'd like all input and output seen by the user to end up in a file. > This is for the user's own use (not for security purposes.)
The most popular answer is to use "script", which comes with SunOS. For
xterms you can also use the "-i" option, e.g, "xterm -i". Other suggestions
include iscreen, advise, tee, and screenplay. I didn't try any of these
since script does what I want. However, I've included the comments on these
alternatives below.
Thanks to all who responded. Earl
Tommy Reingold <boole.att.com!tommy>:
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Script comes with SunOS. There's a better program called iScreen
(which is based on a program called screen so it's still sometimes
called screen). It emulates a window system using a dumb tty, so it
does far more than just log a session. You can get it off the net.
I'm using version 3.02 at the moment.
"Jim Davis" <jdavis@cs.arizona.edu> writes:
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I've also seen a program called advise. I tried it briefly, and it seemed
to work well. Don't recall where I got it from, but I'll bet archie would
know an ftp site.
dtb@otto.bf.rmit.OZ.AU (David Bath) writes:
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Unless you want to change the tty driver, if it is just a standard terminal
try using tee. (you could hack /etc/passwd to make a script containing
the following the default shell and then change $SHELL to something normal)
tee -a mylog | sh | tee -a mylog
davidl@Newbridge.COM (David Law) writes:
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Use "tee" as in:
# itelnet nic.ddn.mil | tee filename
mgh@bihobl2.bih.harvard.edu (Michael G. Harrington) writes:
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I just got some info on a product called ScreenPlay. It'll take a video
of the screen/window you want. It's put out by Rad Technologies. Mountain
View, CA. 1800 243-8723. or Email @ info@rad.com. You can download a
demo from ftp.uu.net under vendor/RAD/screenplay.
Thanks also to
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Eric Young <eay@npsych.psy.uq.oz.au>
tzheng@cs.purdue.edu (Tom Zheng)
igor@e5.ijs.si (Igor Petrovski)
Piete.Brooks@cl.cam.ac.uk
macelis@neb.com (Dana Macelis-Roberts Lab)
mau@beatles.CSELT.STET.IT
alf@lifac1.ens-cachan.fr (Olivier MARCE)
Jacques.Beigbeder@ens.ens.fr (Jacques Beigbeder)
Geoff.Whale@ssu.stc.co.uk
wojsyl1@appli.mimuw.edu.pl (Wojtek Sylwestrzak)
Eddy Eldridge <eddy@is.morgan.com>
jol@columba.uucpGene Rackow <rackow@mcs.anl.gov>
don@mars.dgrc.doc.ca (Donald McLachlan)
winters@ct.med.ge.com (Steve Winters 5-5784 NB-920)
Robert L Krawitz <rlk@Think.COM>
shevett@sparc.bighouse.unipress.com (Dave Shevett)
schnitz@unipress.com (Ray Schnitzler)
tcb@cipr-server.MGH.Harvard.Edu (Ted Beatie)
espiritu@cgi.com (Rex Espiritu)
matt@wbst845e.xerox.com (Matt Goheen)
nims@Andersen.COM (Christopher D. Nims)
babb@k2.sanders.lockheed.com (Scott Babb)
M Robinson <mike@castle.edinburgh.ac.uk>
Frank Henderson <hendefd@tech.duc.auburn.edu>
bchivers@smiley.mitre.org (Brent Chivers)
davidl@Newbridge.COM (David Law)
Charles <mcgrew@cs.rutgers.edu>
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