ttyrec-ttygif.md

ttyrec ttygif

install

• references

apt install ttyrec ttygif

record tty

ttyrec

now record working until press CTRL+D

this produces a tty.gif files

convert ttyrecord to tty.gif

open a terminal window with size you need

export WINDOWID=$(xdotool getwindowfocus)

now you can create tty.gif using

ttygif ttyrecord

troubleshoot

if you receive cache resource exhausted error may need to tune /etc/ImageMagick-6/policy.xml file as described in this issue