Re: typescript of terminal session (was: Was: Ric Moore)
Am editing an important *oops* where a command is misspelled. Not sure
the proper protocol for doing this so will addend it up here.
"asciiname auth" should read "asciinema auth"..:
On 1/20/15, Cindy-Sue Causey <butterflybytes@gmail.com> wrote:
> 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 "asciinema auth" [EDITED FOR
> SPELLING] 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 :)
>
> --
> Cindy-Sue Causey
> Talking Rock, Pickens County, Georgia, USA
>
> * runs with plastic sporks *
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