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+.TH "ASCIINEMA" "1" "" "Version 2.0.1" "Version 2.1.0, 2022-05-07"
+.hy
+.SH NAME
+.PP
+\f[B]asciinema\f[R] - terminal session recorder
+.SH SYNOPSIS
+.PP
+\f[B]asciinema --version\f[R]
+.PD 0
+.P
+.PD
+\f[B]asciinema\f[R] \f[I]command\f[R] [\f[I]options\f[R]]
+[\f[I]args\f[R]]
+.SH DESCRIPTION
+.PP
+asciinema lets you easily record terminal sessions, replay them in a
+terminal as well as in a web browser and share them on the web.
+asciinema is Free and Open Source Software licensed under the GNU
+General Public License v3.
+.SH COMMANDS
+.PP
+asciinema is composed of multiple commands, similar to \f[V]git\f[R],
+\f[V]apt-get\f[R] or \f[V]brew\f[R].
+.PP
+When you run \f[B]asciinema\f[R] with no arguments a help message is
+displayed, listing all available commands with their options.
+.SS rec [\f[I]filename\f[R]]
+.PP
+Record terminal session.
+.PP
+By running \f[B]asciinema rec [filename]\f[R] you start a new recording
+session.
+The command (process) that is recorded can be specified with
+\f[B]-c\f[R] option (see below), and defaults to \f[B]$SHELL\f[R] which
+is what you want in most cases.
+.PP
+You can temporarily pause recording of terminal by pressing Ctrl+\[rs].
+This is useful when you want to execute some commands during the
+recording session that should not be captured (e.g.\ pasting secrets).
+Resume by pressing Ctrl+\[rs] again.
+.PP
+Recording finishes when you exit the shell (hit Ctrl+D or type
+\f[V]exit\f[R]).
+If the recorded process is not a shell then recording finishes when the
+process exits.
+.PP
+If the \f[I]filename\f[R] argument is omitted then (after asking for
+confirmation) the resulting asciicast is uploaded to
+asciinema-server (https://github.com/asciinema/asciinema-server) (by
+default to asciinema.org), where it can be watched and shared.
+.PP
+If the \f[I]filename\f[R] argument is given then the resulting recording
+(called asciicast) is saved to a local file.
+It can later be replayed with \f[B]asciinema play <filename>\f[R] and/or
+uploaded to asciinema server with \f[B]asciinema upload <filename>\f[R].
+.PP
+\f[B]ASCIINEMA_REC=1\f[R] is added to recorded process environment
+variables.
+This can be used by your shell\[cq]s config file (\f[V].bashrc\f[R],
+\f[V].zshrc\f[R]) to alter the prompt or play a sound when the shell is
+being recorded.
+.TP
+Available options:
+\
+.RS
+.TP
+\f[V]--stdin\f[R]
+Enable stdin (keyboard) recording (see below)
+.TP
+\f[V]--append\f[R]
+Append to existing recording
+.TP
+\f[V]--raw\f[R]
+Save raw STDOUT output, without timing information or other metadata
+.TP
+\f[V]--overwrite\f[R]
+Overwrite the recording if it already exists
+.TP
+\f[V]-c, --command=<command>\f[R]
+Specify command to record, defaults to \f[B]$SHELL\f[R]
+.TP
+\f[V]-e, --env=<var-names>\f[R]
+List of environment variables to capture, defaults to
+\f[B]SHELL,TERM\f[R]
+.TP
+\f[V]-t, --title=<title>\f[R]
+Specify the title of the asciicast
+.TP
+\f[V]-i, --idle-time-limit=<sec>\f[R]
+Limit recorded terminal inactivity to max \f[V]<sec>\f[R] seconds
+.TP
+\f[V]--cols=<n>\f[R]
+Override terminal columns for recorded process
+.TP
+\f[V]--rows=<n>\f[R]
+Override terminal rows for recorded process
+.TP
+\f[V]-y, --yes\f[R]
+Answer \[lq]yes\[rq] to all prompts (e.g.\ upload confirmation)
+.TP
+\f[V]-q, --quiet\f[R]
+Be quiet, suppress all notices/warnings (implies \f[B]-y\f[R])
+.RE
+.PP
+Stdin recording allows for capturing of all characters typed in by the
+user in the currently recorded shell.
+This may be used by a player (e.g.
+asciinema-player (https://github.com/asciinema/asciinema-player)) to
+display pressed keys.
+Because it\[cq]s basically a key-logging (scoped to a single shell
+instance), it\[cq]s disabled by default, and has to be explicitly
+enabled via \f[B]\[en]stdin\f[R] option.
+.SS play <\f[I]filename\f[R]>
+.PP
+Replay recorded asciicast in a terminal.
+.PP
+This command replays a given asciicast (as recorded by \f[B]rec\f[R]
+command) directly in your terminal.
+The asciicast can be read from a file or from \f[I]\f[VI]stdin\f[I]\f[R]
+(`-'):
+.PP
+Playing from a local file:
+.IP
+.nf
+\f[C]
+asciinema play /path/to/asciicast.cast
+\f[R]
+.fi
+.PP
+Playing from HTTP(S) URL:
+.IP
+.nf
+\f[C]
+asciinema play https://asciinema.org/a/22124.cast
+asciinema play http://example.com/demo.cast
+\f[R]
+.fi
+.PP
+Playing from asciicast page URL (requires
+\f[V]<link rel=\[dq]alternate\[dq] type=\[dq]application/x-asciicast\[dq] href=\[dq]/my/ascii.cast\[dq]>\f[R]
+in page\[cq]s HTML):
+.IP
+.nf
+\f[C]
+asciinema play https://asciinema.org/a/22124
+asciinema play http://example.com/blog/post.html
+\f[R]
+.fi
+.PP
+Playing from stdin:
+.IP
+.nf
+\f[C]
+cat /path/to/asciicast.cast | asciinema play -
+ssh user\[at]host cat asciicast.cast | asciinema play -
+\f[R]
+.fi
+.PP
+Playing from IPFS:
+.IP
+.nf
+\f[C]
+asciinema play dweb:/ipfs/QmNe7FsYaHc9SaDEAEXbaagAzNw9cH7YbzN4xV7jV1MCzK/ascii.cast
+\f[R]
+.fi
+.TP
+Available options:
+\
+.RS
+.TP
+\f[V]-i, --idle-time-limit=<sec>\f[R]
+Limit replayed terminal inactivity to max \f[V]<sec>\f[R] seconds (can
+be fractional)
+.TP
+\f[V]-s, --speed=<factor>\f[R]
+Playback speed (can be fractional)
+.RE
+.TP
+While playing the following keyboard shortcuts are available:
+\
+.RS
+.TP
+\f[I]\f[VI]Space\f[I]\f[R]
+Toggle pause
+.TP
+\f[I]\f[VI].\f[I]\f[R]
+Step through a recording a frame at a time (when paused)
+.TP
+\f[I]\f[VI]Ctrl+C\f[I]\f[R]
+Exit
+.RE
+.PP
+Recommendation: run `asciinema play' in a terminal of dimensions not
+smaller than the one used for recording as there\[cq]s no
+\[lq]transcoding\[rq] of control sequences for the new terminal size.
+.SS cat <\f[I]filename\f[R]>
+.PP
+Print full output of recorded asciicast to a terminal.
+.PP
+While \f[B]asciinema play \f[R] replays the recorded session using
+timing information saved in the asciicast, \f[B]asciinema cat \f[R]
+dumps the full output (including all escape sequences) to a terminal
+immediately.
+.PP
+\f[B]asciinema cat existing.cast >output.txt\f[R] gives the same result
+as recording via \f[B]asciinema rec --raw output.txt\f[R].
+.SS upload <\f[I]filename\f[R]>
+.PP
+Upload recorded asciicast to asciinema.org site.
+.PP
+This command uploads given asciicast (recorded by \f[B]rec\f[R] command)
+to asciinema.org, where it can be watched and shared.
+.PP
+\f[B]asciinema rec demo.cast\f[R] + \f[B]asciinema play demo.cast\f[R] +
+\f[B]asciinema upload demo.cast\f[R] is a nice combo if you want to
+review an asciicast before publishing it on asciinema.org.
+.SS auth
+.PP
+Link and manage your install ID with your asciinema.org user account.
+.PP
+If you want to manage your recordings (change title/theme, delete) at
+asciinema.org you need to link your \[lq]install ID\[rq] with your
+asciinema.org user account.
+.PP
+This command displays the URL to open in a web browser to do that.
+You may be asked to log in first.
+.PP
+Install ID is a random ID (UUID
+v4 (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Universally_unique_identifier))
+generated locally when you run asciinema for the first time, and saved
+at \f[B]$HOME/.config/asciinema/install-id\f[R].
+It\[cq]s purpose is to connect local machine with uploaded recordings,
+so they can later be associated with asciinema.org account.
+This way we decouple uploading from account creation, allowing them to
+happen in any order.
+.PP
+Note: A new install ID is generated on each machine and system user
+account you use asciinema on.
+So in order to keep all recordings under a single asciinema.org account
+you need to run \f[B]asciinema auth\f[R] on all of those machines.
+If you\[cq]re already logged in on asciinema.org website and you run
+`asciinema auth' from a new computer then this new device will be linked
+to your account.
+.PP
+While you CAN synchronize your config file (which keeps the API token)
+across all your machines so all use the same token, that\[cq]s not
+necessary.
+You can assign new tokens to your account from as many machines as you
+want.
+.PP
+Note: asciinema versions prior to 2.0 confusingly referred to install ID
+as \[lq]API token\[rq].
+.SH EXAMPLES
+.PP
+Record your first session:
+.IP
+.nf
+\f[C]
+asciinema rec first.cast
+\f[R]
+.fi
+.PP
+End your session:
+.IP
+.nf
+\f[C]
+exit
+\f[R]
+.fi
+.PP
+Now replay it with double speed:
+.IP
+.nf
+\f[C]
+asciinema play -s 2 first.cast
+\f[R]
+.fi
+.PP
+Or with normal speed but with idle time limited to 2 seconds:
+.IP
+.nf
+\f[C]
+asciinema play -i 2 first.cast
+\f[R]
+.fi
+.PP
+You can pass \f[B]-i 2\f[R] to \f[B]asciinema rec\f[R] as well, to set
+it permanently on a recording.
+Idle time limiting makes the recordings much more interesting to watch,
+try it.
+.PP
+If you want to watch and share it on the web, upload it:
+.IP
+.nf
+\f[C]
+asciinema upload first.cast
+\f[R]
+.fi
+.PP
+The above uploads it to <https://asciinema.org>, which is a default
+asciinema-server (<https://github.com/asciinema/asciinema-server>)
+instance, and prints a secret link you can use to watch your recording
+in a web browser.
+.PP
+You can record and upload in one step by omitting the filename:
+.IP
+.nf
+\f[C]
+asciinema rec
+\f[R]
+.fi
+.PP
+You\[cq]ll be asked to confirm the upload when the recording is done, so
+nothing is sent anywhere without your consent.
+.SS Tricks
+.TP
+Record slowly, play faster:
+First record a session where you can take your time to type slowly what
+you want to show in the recording:
+.RS
+.IP
+.nf
+\f[C]
+asciinema rec initial.cast
+\f[R]
+.fi
+.PP
+Then record the replay of `initial.cast' as `final.cast', but with five
+times the initially recorded speed, with all pauses capped to two
+seconds and with a title set as \[lq]My fancy title\[rq]::
+.IP
+.nf
+\f[C]
+asciinema rec -c \[dq]asciinema play -s 5 -i 2 initial.cast\[dq] -t \[dq]My fancy title\[dq] final.cast
+\f[R]
+.fi
+.RE
+.TP
+Play from \f[I]\f[VI]stdin\f[I]\f[R]:
+\
+.RS
+.PP
+cat /path/to/asciicast.json | asciinema play -
+.RE
+.TP
+Play file from remote host accessible with SSH:
+\
+.RS
+.PP
+ssh user\[at]host cat /path/to/asciicat.json | asciinema play -
+.RE
+.SH ENVIRONMENT
+.TP
+\f[B]ASCIINEMA_API_URL\f[R]
+This variable allows overriding asciinema-server URL (which defaults to
+https://asciinema.org) in case you\[cq]re running your own
+asciinema-server instance.
+.TP
+\f[B]ASCIINEMA_CONFIG_HOME\f[R]
+This variable allows overriding config directory location.
+Default location is $XDG_CONFIG_HOME/asciinema (when $XDG_CONFIG_HOME is
+set) or $HOME/.config/asciinema.
+.SH BUGS
+.PP
+See GitHub Issues: <https://github.com/asciinema/asciinema/issues>
+.SH MORE RESOURCES
+.PP
+More documentation is available on the asciicast.org website and its
+GitHub wiki:
+.IP \[bu] 2
+Web: asciinema.org/docs/ (https://asciinema.org/docs/)
+.IP \[bu] 2
+Wiki:
+github.com/asciinema/asciinema/wiki (https://github.com/asciinema/asciinema/wiki)
+.IP \[bu] 2
+IRC: Channel on Libera.Chat (https://web.libera.chat/gamja/#asciinema)
+.IP \[bu] 2
+Twitter: \[at]asciinema (https://twitter.com/asciinema)
+.SH AUTHORS
+.PP
+asciinema\[cq]s lead developer is Marcin Kulik.
+.PP
+For a list of all contributors look here:
+<https://github.com/asciinema/asciinema/contributors>
+.PP
+This Manual Page was written by Marcin Kulik with help from Kurt
+Pfeifle.