Save session in a disk file
Syntax
diary
diary filename
diary off
diary on
Description
The diary command creates a log of keyboard input and system responses. The output of diary is an ASCII file, suitable for printing or for inclusion in reports and other documents.
diary,
by itself, toggles diary mode on and off.
diary filename
writes a copy of all subsequent keyboard input and most of the resulting output (but not graphs) to the named file. If the file already exists, output is appended to the end of the file.
diary off
suspends the diary.
diary on
resumes diary mode using the current filename, or the default filename diary if none has yet been specified.
Remarks
The function form of the syntax, diary('filename'), is also permitted.
Limitations
You cannot put a diary into the files named off and on.
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