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From: gordon@osiris.cso.uiuc.edu (John Gordon)
Newsgroups: comp.unix.questions
Subject: Re: how to capture text output during program?
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Date: 24 May 91 20:24:45 GMT
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steckner@lri.uwo.ca (Michael Steckner) writes:

>I was wondering if there is a simple way for me to capture the output
>to the screen generated while I run a program which also requires
>periodic user input. Use of redirects is easy, if you dont also
>have to answer any questions the program might having during execution.

>This would be equivalent to the MSdos Cntrl Print command which automatically
>captures what ever comes across the screen and dumps it to the printer. In
>this unix case, i would like to save it too a file instead.

>Any tips would be greatly appreciated.

	Check out the "script" command.
John