I have run a specific program in a bash terminal and I closed it by mistake before reading its output. Is it possible to recover the information that was sent to the stdout by taking a look at some sort of bash stdout history log?
Thank you so much.
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Depending on the configuration of the program you are using, there may be a log with the output.– fedorquiMay 21, 2013 at 14:33
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It's a program that I wrote myself, so I know that I'm not logging anything. (Unless Python generates an automatic log... does that exist at all?)– urinietoMay 21, 2013 at 14:35
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Well I refer to the terminal you are using. For example, PuTTY normally saves logs.– fedorquiMay 21, 2013 at 14:39
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This would be a feature of the terminal-emulator (e.g. xterm, gnome-terminal, etc.) because the shell quite literally has no idea what the program sent to stdout. I've not known a common terminal program that logs by default, so you're probably out of luck.– mswMay 21, 2013 at 14:39
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Thank you so much for your answers. I am using Terminal.app of OSX. Unfortunately, I haven't found any feature like that...– urinietoMay 21, 2013 at 14:43
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No, there isn't STDOUT history on the filesystem.
If you don't have logging enabled for your terminal then you are out of luck.
If you work with a script log then it records everything in that .....
Next time run this at your home directory: script -a yoursession.log
That would record all the commands and what ever output you get while you work into the log file.
Man page script command description:
Script makes a typescript of everything printed on your terminal. It is useful for students who need a hardcopy record of an interactive session as proof of an assignment, as the typescript file can be printed out later with lpr(1).
