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TIP: Try the script command

Posted by Jason on Friday December 28, @11:55AM
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The script command will log all console output to a specified file.

I have found this to be a very useful tool for debugging ports installations. If a port fails, often times the reported problem scrolls off the screen. Also, some ports will display special compilation flags that scroll by very quickly before you can read them.

To use the script command, simply type:

script {output_filename}

All console output will be logged to that file. To stop logging, simply type:

exit

Example:

cd /usr/ports/shells/bash2
script bash.txt
make install clean
exit
cat bash.txt

To learn about console scrolling, please read this Chucktips post TIP: You can scroll your console screens.

To learn more about the script command, try the man page:

man script

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