Existing command line text on screen to file? (non-graphical Linux)
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On tty2, how do I take a text screenshot of the command line?
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On tty2, how do I take a text screenshot of the command line?
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On tty2, how do I take a text screenshot of the command line?
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If you can use tmux or screen, they have the ability to save the scrollback buffer to a file.
- Write all tmux scrollback to a file
- Copying GNU screen scrollback buffer to file (extended hardcopy)?
Unlike screendump, which is Linux-only, tmux and screen are available for BSD-based OSes too (e.g. macOS, FreeBSD) and won't require special permissions.
answered Nov 25 at 6:29
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Because of that, I marked this one as accepted. But @RudiC Don't take it personally. Your solution is still the simplest.
– neverMind9
Nov 25 at 10:28
Those two add another layer; you need to login and then run screen, have another shell, and then can communicate with your CLI.
– RudiC
Nov 25 at 11:54
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Did you consider the screendump command?
answered Nov 24 at 16:39
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"Just sayingcat /dev/vcsNhas a similar effect". Then why not just usecat /dev/vcsN?
– Weijun Zhou
Nov 24 at 16:45
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Try it and see.
– RudiC
Nov 24 at 16:46
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Thank you. That's interesting.
– Weijun Zhou
Nov 24 at 16:50
screendumpworks, thanks.
– neverMind9
Nov 24 at 17:04
Nice. Is there a way to get it to do colour as well? (screendumpreads from/dev/vcsadevices which does have colour information, but it seems to be stripped from the output.) Btw. I like to combine it with thewatchcommand to see live output likewatch -n0.1 screendump.
– kasperd
Nov 25 at 13:25
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You can use script for this. It will record a typescript of the terminal session. By default, it will write to ./typescript. Of course, you need to do this in advance so it is not really a "screenshot".
$ script
Script started, file is typescript
$ ls asdf
ls: cannot access asdf: No such file or directory
$ exit
Script done, file is typescript
# Then check the recordings:
$ cat typescript
Script started on Thu 29 Nov 2018 02:52:04 PM CET
$ ls asdf
ls: cannot access asf: No such file or directory
$ exit
Script done on Thu 29 Nov 2018 02:52:09 PM CET
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3 Answers
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active
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up vote
4
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If you can use tmux or screen, they have the ability to save the scrollback buffer to a file.
- Write all tmux scrollback to a file
- Copying GNU screen scrollback buffer to file (extended hardcopy)?
Unlike screendump, which is Linux-only, tmux and screen are available for BSD-based OSes too (e.g. macOS, FreeBSD) and won't require special permissions.
answered Nov 25 at 6:29
jamesdlin
379312
Because of that, I marked this one as accepted. But @RudiC Don't take it personally. Your solution is still the simplest.
– neverMind9
Nov 25 at 10:28
Those two add another layer; you need to login and then run screen, have another shell, and then can communicate with your CLI.
– RudiC
Nov 25 at 11:54
add a comment |
up vote
4
down vote
accepted
If you can use tmux or screen, they have the ability to save the scrollback buffer to a file.
- Write all tmux scrollback to a file
- Copying GNU screen scrollback buffer to file (extended hardcopy)?
Unlike screendump, which is Linux-only, tmux and screen are available for BSD-based OSes too (e.g. macOS, FreeBSD) and won't require special permissions.
answered Nov 25 at 6:29
jamesdlin
379312
Because of that, I marked this one as accepted. But @RudiC Don't take it personally. Your solution is still the simplest.
– neverMind9
Nov 25 at 10:28
Those two add another layer; you need to login and then run screen, have another shell, and then can communicate with your CLI.
– RudiC
Nov 25 at 11:54
add a comment |
up vote
4
down vote
accepted
up vote
4
down vote
accepted
If you can use tmux or screen, they have the ability to save the scrollback buffer to a file.
- Write all tmux scrollback to a file
- Copying GNU screen scrollback buffer to file (extended hardcopy)?
Unlike screendump, which is Linux-only, tmux and screen are available for BSD-based OSes too (e.g. macOS, FreeBSD) and won't require special permissions.
answered Nov 25 at 6:29
jamesdlin
379312
If you can use tmux or screen, they have the ability to save the scrollback buffer to a file.
- Write all tmux scrollback to a file
- Copying GNU screen scrollback buffer to file (extended hardcopy)?
Unlike screendump, which is Linux-only, tmux and screen are available for BSD-based OSes too (e.g. macOS, FreeBSD) and won't require special permissions.
answered Nov 25 at 6:29
jamesdlin
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edited Nov 25 at 18:56
answered Nov 25 at 6:29
jamesdlin
379312
answered Nov 25 at 6:29
jamesdlin
379312
answered Nov 25 at 6:29
jamesdlin
379312
379312
Because of that, I marked this one as accepted. But @RudiC Don't take it personally. Your solution is still the simplest.
– neverMind9
Nov 25 at 10:28
Those two add another layer; you need to login and then run screen, have another shell, and then can communicate with your CLI.
– RudiC
Nov 25 at 11:54
add a comment |
Because of that, I marked this one as accepted. But @RudiC Don't take it personally. Your solution is still the simplest.
– neverMind9
Nov 25 at 10:28
Those two add another layer; you need to login and then run screen, have another shell, and then can communicate with your CLI.
– RudiC
Nov 25 at 11:54
Because of that, I marked this one as accepted. But @RudiC Don't take it personally. Your solution is still the simplest.
– neverMind9
Nov 25 at 10:28
Because of that, I marked this one as accepted. But @RudiC Don't take it personally. Your solution is still the simplest.
– neverMind9
Nov 25 at 10:28
Those two add another layer; you need to login and then run screen, have another shell, and then can communicate with your CLI.
– RudiC
Nov 25 at 11:54
Those two add another layer; you need to login and then run screen, have another shell, and then can communicate with your CLI.
– RudiC
Nov 25 at 11:54
add a comment |
up vote
13
down vote
Did you consider the screendump command?
answered Nov 24 at 16:39
RudiC
3,4421312
3
"Just sayingcat /dev/vcsNhas a similar effect". Then why not just usecat /dev/vcsN?
– Weijun Zhou
Nov 24 at 16:45
5
Try it and see.
– RudiC
Nov 24 at 16:46
1
Thank you. That's interesting.
– Weijun Zhou
Nov 24 at 16:50
screendumpworks, thanks.
– neverMind9
Nov 24 at 17:04
Nice. Is there a way to get it to do colour as well? (screendumpreads from/dev/vcsadevices which does have colour information, but it seems to be stripped from the output.) Btw. I like to combine it with thewatchcommand to see live output likewatch -n0.1 screendump.
– kasperd
Nov 25 at 13:25
|
show 1 more comment
up vote
13
down vote
Did you consider the screendump command?
answered Nov 24 at 16:39
RudiC
3,4421312
3
"Just sayingcat /dev/vcsNhas a similar effect". Then why not just usecat /dev/vcsN?
– Weijun Zhou
Nov 24 at 16:45
5
Try it and see.
– RudiC
Nov 24 at 16:46
1
Thank you. That's interesting.
– Weijun Zhou
Nov 24 at 16:50
screendumpworks, thanks.
– neverMind9
Nov 24 at 17:04
Nice. Is there a way to get it to do colour as well? (screendumpreads from/dev/vcsadevices which does have colour information, but it seems to be stripped from the output.) Btw. I like to combine it with thewatchcommand to see live output likewatch -n0.1 screendump.
– kasperd
Nov 25 at 13:25
|
show 1 more comment
up vote
13
down vote
up vote
13
down vote
Did you consider the screendump command?
answered Nov 24 at 16:39
RudiC
3,4421312
Did you consider the screendump command?
answered Nov 24 at 16:39
RudiC
3,4421312
answered Nov 24 at 16:39
RudiC
3,4421312
answered Nov 24 at 16:39
RudiC
3,4421312
answered Nov 24 at 16:39
RudiC
3,4421312
3,4421312
3
"Just sayingcat /dev/vcsNhas a similar effect". Then why not just usecat /dev/vcsN?
– Weijun Zhou
Nov 24 at 16:45
5
Try it and see.
– RudiC
Nov 24 at 16:46
1
Thank you. That's interesting.
– Weijun Zhou
Nov 24 at 16:50
screendumpworks, thanks.
– neverMind9
Nov 24 at 17:04
Nice. Is there a way to get it to do colour as well? (screendumpreads from/dev/vcsadevices which does have colour information, but it seems to be stripped from the output.) Btw. I like to combine it with thewatchcommand to see live output likewatch -n0.1 screendump.
– kasperd
Nov 25 at 13:25
|
show 1 more comment
3
"Just sayingcat /dev/vcsNhas a similar effect". Then why not just usecat /dev/vcsN?
– Weijun Zhou
Nov 24 at 16:45
5
Try it and see.
– RudiC
Nov 24 at 16:46
1
Thank you. That's interesting.
– Weijun Zhou
Nov 24 at 16:50
screendumpworks, thanks.
– neverMind9
Nov 24 at 17:04
Nice. Is there a way to get it to do colour as well? (screendumpreads from/dev/vcsadevices which does have colour information, but it seems to be stripped from the output.) Btw. I like to combine it with thewatchcommand to see live output likewatch -n0.1 screendump.
– kasperd
Nov 25 at 13:25
3
3
"Just saying
cat /dev/vcsN has a similar effect". Then why not just use cat /dev/vcsN?– Weijun Zhou
Nov 24 at 16:45
"Just saying
cat /dev/vcsN has a similar effect". Then why not just use cat /dev/vcsN?– Weijun Zhou
Nov 24 at 16:45
5
5
Try it and see.
– RudiC
Nov 24 at 16:46
Try it and see.
– RudiC
Nov 24 at 16:46
1
1
Thank you. That's interesting.
– Weijun Zhou
Nov 24 at 16:50
Thank you. That's interesting.
– Weijun Zhou
Nov 24 at 16:50
screendump works, thanks.– neverMind9
Nov 24 at 17:04
screendump works, thanks.– neverMind9
Nov 24 at 17:04
Nice. Is there a way to get it to do colour as well? (
screendump reads from /dev/vcsa devices which does have colour information, but it seems to be stripped from the output.) Btw. I like to combine it with the watch command to see live output like watch -n0.1 screendump.– kasperd
Nov 25 at 13:25
Nice. Is there a way to get it to do colour as well? (
screendump reads from /dev/vcsa devices which does have colour information, but it seems to be stripped from the output.) Btw. I like to combine it with the watch command to see live output like watch -n0.1 screendump.– kasperd
Nov 25 at 13:25
|
show 1 more comment
up vote
1
down vote
You can use script for this. It will record a typescript of the terminal session. By default, it will write to ./typescript. Of course, you need to do this in advance so it is not really a "screenshot".
$ script
Script started, file is typescript
$ ls asdf
ls: cannot access asdf: No such file or directory
$ exit
Script done, file is typescript
# Then check the recordings:
$ cat typescript
Script started on Thu 29 Nov 2018 02:52:04 PM CET
$ ls asdf
ls: cannot access asf: No such file or directory
$ exit
Script done on Thu 29 Nov 2018 02:52:09 PM CET
answered 2 days ago
Rolf
4801510
add a comment |
up vote
1
down vote
You can use script for this. It will record a typescript of the terminal session. By default, it will write to ./typescript. Of course, you need to do this in advance so it is not really a "screenshot".
$ script
Script started, file is typescript
$ ls asdf
ls: cannot access asdf: No such file or directory
$ exit
Script done, file is typescript
# Then check the recordings:
$ cat typescript
Script started on Thu 29 Nov 2018 02:52:04 PM CET
$ ls asdf
ls: cannot access asf: No such file or directory
$ exit
Script done on Thu 29 Nov 2018 02:52:09 PM CET
answered 2 days ago
Rolf
4801510
add a comment |
up vote
1
down vote
up vote
1
down vote
You can use script for this. It will record a typescript of the terminal session. By default, it will write to ./typescript. Of course, you need to do this in advance so it is not really a "screenshot".
$ script
Script started, file is typescript
$ ls asdf
ls: cannot access asdf: No such file or directory
$ exit
Script done, file is typescript
# Then check the recordings:
$ cat typescript
Script started on Thu 29 Nov 2018 02:52:04 PM CET
$ ls asdf
ls: cannot access asf: No such file or directory
$ exit
Script done on Thu 29 Nov 2018 02:52:09 PM CET
answered 2 days ago
Rolf
4801510
You can use script for this. It will record a typescript of the terminal session. By default, it will write to ./typescript. Of course, you need to do this in advance so it is not really a "screenshot".
$ script
Script started, file is typescript
$ ls asdf
ls: cannot access asdf: No such file or directory
$ exit
Script done, file is typescript
# Then check the recordings:
$ cat typescript
Script started on Thu 29 Nov 2018 02:52:04 PM CET
$ ls asdf
ls: cannot access asf: No such file or directory
$ exit
Script done on Thu 29 Nov 2018 02:52:09 PM CET
answered 2 days ago
Rolf
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answered 2 days ago
Rolf
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answered 2 days ago
Rolf
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answered 2 days ago
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