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run-quiet: Support BSD script(1) on macOS
util-linux script(1) and BSD script(1) take incompatible flags: util-linux
uses -f to flush and -c to pass the command as a single string, while BSD
uses -F to flush and takes the command as positional args after the
typescript path. Branch on uname so this works on both.
author
Isaac Corbrey
date
(Jun 4, 2026, 9:39 AM -0400)
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cmd_str=""
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for arg in "$@"; do
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cmd_str+="$(printf '%q ' "$arg")"
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done
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# Run inside a PTY so the command produces colored output.
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# -q: quiet
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# -e: return the child's exit status
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# -f: flush output after each write (for live streaming)
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# -c: command to run
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# /dev/null: discard the typescript
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"${sudo_prefix[@]}" script -qefc "$cmd_str" /dev/null > "$log" 2>&1 &
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# Run inside a PTY so the command produces colored output. BSD `script`
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# (macOS) and util-linux `script` (Linux) take incompatible flags, so
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# branch on OS:
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# -q: quiet (both)
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# -e: return the child's exit status (both)
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# -F (BSD) / -f (util-linux): flush after each write
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# BSD takes the command as positional args after the typescript file;
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# util-linux needs the command as a single string via -c.
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if [[ "$(uname)" == "Darwin" ]]; then
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${sudo_prefix[@]+"${sudo_prefix[@]}"} script -qeF /dev/null "$@" > "$log" 2>&1 &
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else
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cmd_str=""
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for arg in "$@"; do
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cmd_str+="$(printf '%q ' "$arg")"
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done
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${sudo_prefix[@]+"${sudo_prefix[@]}"} script -qefc "$cmd_str" /dev/null > "$log" 2>&1 &
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fi
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pid=$!
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frame=0