How do we save console-screen text to a file?

[max21]

How do we save text that is in a console window using plain FreeBSD with no X-Windows or additional applications needed? I have text on screen under my F2 login that I need to save to a file. I know it is a built in FreeBSD command-line function because I use to use it but I have forgotten what to type at the command-line. Would anyone know what it is?

 

[SirDice]

You can select the text with the mouse and paste it in a text file.

 

[benat]

I would suggest recording the session typescript with script(1).

 

[SirDice]

I would suggest recording the session typescript with script(1).

That would be the better option, yes. But as I read the OP he already has some text on the screen, so script(1) won't help in that case.

 

[wblock@]

There is also vidcontrol(1) with the -p option. But a mouse with moused(8) allows scrolling back, and script(1) captures everything, including normally invisible escape sequences.

 

[max21]

@SirDice suggested select, cut and paste. This is what I would normally do but I forgot to dress-up my FreeBSD install before installing ports. There were some VirtualBox security warnings I wanted to save a copy of. Today I wrote them down. I hate missing stuff so I'm going to do a new install and will be adding script(1) to the dress-up. I've been looking all day for the command I asked about but I can’t find it, even on the web. I know I got it somewhere on disk and within a week after getting things re-organized for this new install, I will post it the minute I find it. It will be found.

Thanks guys

script(1) recommended since 2010: viewtopic.php?&t=17309

 

[wblock@]

This was my better article on script(1): Using script(1).