NAME

       scriptlive - re-run session typescripts, using timing information

SYNOPSIS

       scriptlive [options] timingfile typescript

DESCRIPTION

       This program re-runs a typescript, using stdin typescript and timing information to ensure that input
       happens in the same rhythm as it originally appeared when the script was recorded.

       The session is executed in a newly created pseudoterminal with the user’s $SHELL (or defaults to
       /bin/bash).

       Be careful! The typescript may contain arbitrary commands. It is recommended to use "scriptreplay
       --stream in --log-in typescript" (or with --log-io instead of --log-in) to verify the typescript before
       it is executed with scriptlive.

       The timing information is what script(1) outputs to the file specified by --log-timing. The typescript
       has to contain stdin information, and is what script(1) outputs to the file specified by --log-in or
       --log-io.

OPTIONS

       -I, --log-in file
           File containing script's terminal input.

       -B, --log-io file
           File containing script's terminal output and input.

       -E, --echo when
           This option controls the ECHO flag for the slave end of the session’s pseudoterminal. The supported
           modes are always, never, and auto.

           The default is auto — in which case ECHO is enabled. This default behavior is subject to change.

       -t, --timing file
           File containing script's timing output. This option replaces the timingfile positional argument.

       -T, --log-timing file
           An alias for -t; maintained for compatibility with the script(1) command-line options.

       -d, --divisor number
           Speed up the replay displaying this number of times. The argument is a floating-point number. It’s
           called divisor because it divides the timings by this factor. This option overrides old-style
           arguments.

       -m, --maxdelay number
           Set the maximum delay between updates to number of seconds. The argument is a floating-point number.
           This can be used to avoid long pauses in the typescript replay.

       -h, --help
           Display help text and exit.

       -V, --version
           Display version and exit.

EXAMPLES

           % script --log-timing file.tm --log-in script.in
           Script started, file is script.out
           % date
           <etc, etc>
           % exit
           Script done, file is script.out
           % scriptlive --log-timing file.tm --log-in script.in

AUTHORS

       Karel Zak <kzak@redhat.com>

COPYRIGHT

       Copyright © 2019 Karel Zak

       This is free software; see the source for copying conditions. There is NO warranty; not even for
       MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.

       Released under the GNU General Public License version 2 or later.

SEE ALSO

       script(1), scriptreplay(1)

REPORTING BUGS

       For bug reports, use the issue tracker <https://github.com/util-linux/util-linux/issues>.

AVAILABILITY

       The scriptlive command is part of the util-linux package which can be downloaded from Linux Kernel
       Archive <https://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/utils/util-linux/>.

util-linux 2.41.2                                  2025-09-09                                      SCRIPTLIVE(1)