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/usr/bin/asciinema

Terminal session recorder

From asciinema 3.2.1-r10 (enterprise-packages), captured 2026-11-08 by running asciinema --help (exit 0). permalink

Terminal session recorder, streamer, and player

Usage: asciinema [OPTIONS] <COMMAND>

Commands:
  record   Record a terminal session [aliases: rec]
  stream   Stream a terminal session
  session  Record and stream a terminal session
  play     Play back a terminal session
  upload   Upload a recording to an asciinema server
  auth     Authenticate this CLI with an asciinema server account
  cat      Concatenate multiple recordings
  convert  Convert a recording to another format
  help     Print this message or the help of the given subcommand(s)

Options:
  -q, --quiet
          Suppress diagnostic messages and progress indicators. Only error messages will be
          displayed.

  -h, --help
          Print help (see a summary with '-h')

  -V, --version
          Print version
Options (3)
OptionDescriptionSource
-q, --quietSuppress diagnostic messages and progress indicators.help
-h, --helpPrint help (see a summary with '-h')help
-V, --versionPrint versionhelp

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