Re: typescript of terminal session (was: Was: Ric Moore)
On 1/19/15, Cindy-Sue Causey <butterflybytes@gmail.com> wrote:
>
> I just tried a long shot with "apt-cache search record terminal"
>
> Got back couple interesting looking things. That one on top is right
> where it showed up, top of the search. Haven't downloaded and tested
> but description sure fits. :)
>
> asciinema - Record and share your terminal sessions, the right way
> fbterm - A fast framebuffer based terminal emulator for Linux
> irssi-scripts - collection of scripts for irssi
> libterm-filter-perl - Perl module to run an interactive terminal
> session, filtering input and output
> libutempter-dev - A privileged helper for utmp/wtmp updates (development)
> libutempter0 - A privileged helper for utmp/wtmp updates (runtime)
> lifelines - text-based genealogy software
> nama - Ecasound-based multitrack recorder/mixer
> python-colorlog - formatter to use with the logging module of Python 2
> python3-colorlog - formatter to use with the logging module of Python 3
> shelr - Utility for plain text screencasting
> ttyrec - Terminal interaction recorder and player (for tty)
Well, I was going to segregate this out but realized it should just stay here.
Ok, sooo... I went ahead and tried asciinema. FAIR WARNING: When it
asks you if you want to upload your session, it *uploads* your session
*onto the Net*:
https://asciinema.org/a/15577
I am *so* grateful I didn't get the bright idea to type anything foul.
It's relatively small as a download, some 400+ KB, I think it was. Not
knowing any better, I just typed in "asciinema" and ran with it. That
worked, but their website says use "asciinema rec" with a notation
that that is the default if a user does what I did..
It was freaky, in fact just this side of instantly frightening for a
few minutes after I realized something I was innocently typing
privately here in a terminal hit the Net that fast in its raw form.
After watching the video cast and realizing it appeared reasonably
"safe", I tried the login button. They send a link, you click it, and
boom, you've got a profile pic pulled from Facebook if you use that.
That asciicast I did by accident was just sitting out there. To claim
something like that, you type "asciiname auth" which then provides you
with a URL you visit. I followed the process, and that asciicast is
now attached to my new account.
Privacy wise this has a definite "heebie-jeebie" feeling attached to
it. Maybe it's old hat to other list members, and that feeling is just
because I'm new to a lot of this type of thing yet. :)
Speaking of privacy, one of the threads I saw last couple days was
about password quality here on home computers. I saw the exchange
about to share or not share user and hostName kind of things. This
shares it.. IN FACT part of the initial "shock" was it instantly
created a user name of "elf" for my at that second anonymous asciicast
sitting on their server....
Hope you find what you're looking for.. Just thought I'd better type
this up since the experience was anything but what I was expecting
coming into it cold. I do think I like it. I can see a great
educational tool aspect to it.. :)
Cindy :)
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Cindy-Sue Causey
Talking Rock, Pickens County, Georgia, USA
* runs with plastic sporks *
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