---
name: "asciinema"
section: "1"
platform: "linux"
package: "asciinema"
version: "3.2.1-1"
release: "Arch Linux 2026-11-01"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/asciinema"
---

# asciinema(1)

Terminal session recorder, streamer, and player

## NAME

asciinema - Terminal session recorder, streamer, and player

## SYNOPSIS

**asciinema** \[**-q**\|**--quiet**\] \[**-h**\|**--help**\] \[**-V**\|**--version**\] \<*subcommands*\>

## DESCRIPTION

Terminal session recorder, streamer, and player

## OPTIONS

- **-q**, **--quiet**

  Suppress diagnostic messages and progress indicators. Only error messages will be displayed.

- **-h**, **--help**

  Print help (see a summary with '-h')

- **-V**, **--version**

  Print version

## SUBCOMMANDS

- [asciinema-record(1)](/asciinema-record/1.md)

  Record a terminal session

- [asciinema-stream(1)](/asciinema-stream/1.md)

  Stream a terminal session

- [asciinema-session(1)](/asciinema-session/1.md)

  Record and stream a terminal session

- [asciinema-play(1)](/asciinema-play/1.md)

  Play back a terminal session

- [asciinema-upload(1)](/asciinema-upload/1.md)

  Upload a recording to an asciinema server

- [asciinema-auth(1)](/asciinema-auth/1.md)

  Authenticate this CLI with an asciinema server account

- [asciinema-cat(1)](/asciinema-cat/1.md)

  Concatenate multiple recordings

- [asciinema-convert(1)](/asciinema-convert/1.md)

  Convert a recording to another format

## VERSION

v3.2.1

## AUTHORS

Marcin Kulik \<m@ku1ik.com\>