tty recorder

reference: https://github.com/icholy/ttygif

1      Method

1.1     Steps

$ sudo apt-get install imagemagick ttyrec gcc x11-apps make git

$ git clone https://github.com/icholy/ttygif.git

$ cd ttygif

$ make

$ sudo make install

$ sudo apt-get install ttyrec

$ sudo apt-get install imagemagick

$ sudo apt-get install python-opster

$ sudo apt-get install xdotool

If you're getting Error: WINDOWID environment variable was empty., then you need to manually set WINDOWID.

export WINDOWID=23068679

If you're on Ubuntu, you can use xdotool to find the WINDOWID

$ export WINDOWID=$(xdotool getwindowfocus)

2      Usage

export WINDOWID=$(xdotool getwindowfocus)

2.1     Create ttyrec recording

$ ttyrec myrecording

Hit CTRL-D or type exit when done recording.

2.2     Convert to gif

$ ttygif myrecording