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To capture screen output to a file use the script
command. This command starts a special shell whose screen input and output is
redirected to both the screen and a file. If not specified, the filename
created is "typescript"; if you wish, you can specify any filename
you wish:
script script_file
Run the commands to produce the desired output; the script runs using the
Bourne (sh) shell. Never use a full screen editor while in a script
shell. The resulting script file will be garbage. Backspaces and other cursor
movements may also result in a less than perfect script file. In the case of
backspace, you usually just get both characters at the same location or a few
^h sequences on the output depending on the printer software.
Exit the shell using the exit command. This step
cannot be stressed enough! After you exit the script shell, your output
should be in a file called "typescript" (or your specified
alternative) that you can send to a printer.
One common problem is that users forget to exit the script shell. Usually they
don't realize this until they try to logout and get a "not in login
shell" message. If this happens the best thing to do is to exit each
shell (type exit) until you get back to the login shell. Never
try to kill the script shell you are in. See the entry on
Not in login shell for more information.
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