You Asked: How Do I Capture a Terminal Output in Linux?
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How do I log a terminal output in Linux?

Linux: Record Terminal Session, Log Shell Output

  1. Set Terminal Scrollback to Unlimited, Copy and Save. One way is set your terminal to unlimited scrollback, then, just select all, copy, then paste and save in a editor. …
  2. Using “script” Command to Log Session. …
  3. Using Shell inside Emacs. …
  4. Add Timestamp to Your Shell Prompt.

How do I save terminal contents?

I know that I can do something like command > output. txt to redirect all output to a file, or command | tee output. txt to split the output to the terminal as well as to a file.
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3 Answers

  1. triple-click the last line.
  2. hit shift + home.
  3. shift + click first line.
  4. copy with ctrl + shift + c (or right-click > ‘Copy’)
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