--- name: "scriptreplay" section: "1" platform: "linux" package: "util-linux" version: "2.42.4-1" release: "Arch Linux 2026-11-01" platforms: ["linux"] url: "https://new.carta.tech/scriptreplay" --- # scriptreplay(1) play back typescripts, using timing information ## NAME scriptreplay - play back typescripts, using timing information ## SYNOPSIS **scriptreplay** \[options\] *timingfile* \[*typescript* \[*divisor*\]\] ## DESCRIPTION This program replays a typescript, using timing information to ensure that output happens in the same rhythm as it originally appeared when the script was recorded. The replay simply displays the information again; the programs that were run when the typescript was being recorded are **not run again**. Since the same information is simply being displayed, **scriptreplay** is only guaranteed to work properly if run on the same type of terminal the typescript was recorded on. Otherwise, any escape characters in the typescript may be interpreted differently by the terminal to which **scriptreplay** is sending its output. The timing information is what [**script**(1)](/script/1.md) outputs to file specified by **--log-timing**. By default, the *typescript* to display is assumed to be named **typescript**, but other filenames may be specified, as the second parameter or with option **--log-out**. If the third parameter or **--divisor** is specified, it is used as a speed-up multiplier. For example, a speed-up of 2 makes **scriptreplay** go twice as fast, and a speed-down of 0.1 makes it go ten times slower than the original session. During the replay, you can interactively speed up, slow down, pause or step through the playback using the Up, Down, Space and Right keys. ## OPTIONS - **-I**, **--log-in** *file* File containing **script**'s terminal input. - **-O**, **--log-out** *file* File containing **script**'s terminal output. - **-B**, **--log-io** *file* File containing **script**'s terminal output and input. - **-t**, **--timing** *file* File containing **script**'s timing output. This option replaces the *timingfile* positional argument. - **-T**, **--log-timing** *file* This is an alias for **-t**, maintained for compatibility with [**script**(1)](/script/1.md) command-line options. - **-s**, **--typescript** *file* Deprecated alias of **--log-out**. - **-c**, **--cr-mode** *mode* Specifies how to handle the CR (carriage return, 0x0D) character from log files. The default mode is **auto**, in which case CR is replaced with a line break for the stdin log, because otherwise **scriptreplay** would overwrite the same line. The other modes are **never** and **always**. - **-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. - **--summary** Display details about the session recorded in the specified timing file and exit. The session must have been recorded using the **advanced** format (see [**script**(1)](/script/1.md) option **--logging-format** for more details). - **-x**, **--stream** *type* Forces **scriptreplay** to print only the specified stream. The supported stream types are **in**, **out**, **signal**, and **info**. This option is recommended for multi-stream logs (created with **--log-io**) in order to print only the desired data. - **-h**, **--help** Display help text and exit. - **-V**, **--version** Display version and exit. ## EXAMPLES ``` % script --log-timing file.tm --log-out script.out Script started, file is script.out % ls % exit Script done, file is script.out % scriptreplay --log-timing file.tm --log-out script.out ``` ## KEY BINDINGS The following keys control the playback of the script: • **Space**: Toggles pause and unpause. Press this key to pause the playback, and press it again to resume. • **Up Arrow**: Increases the playback speed. Each press of this key will make the script replay faster by x0.1. • **Down Arrow**: Decreases the playback speed. Each press of this key will slow down the script replay by x0.1. • **Right Arrow**: Advances the playback by one step. Each press of this key will immediately display the current step instead of waiting its specified delay. ## AUTHORS The original **scriptreplay** program was written by *Joey Hess* \. The program was re-written in C by *James Youngman* \ and *Karel Zak* \ ## COPYRIGHT Copyright © 2008 James Youngman Copyright © 2008-2019 Karel Zak Copyright © 2024 Jonathan Ketchker 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)](/script/1.md), [**scriptlive**(1)](/scriptlive/1.md) ## REPORTING BUGS For bug reports, use the *issue tracker* \. ## AVAILABILITY The **scriptreplay** command is part of the util-linux package which can be downloaded from *Linux Kernel Archive* \.