On 21/02/24 at 23:49, Justin B Rye wrote:
Sorry I missed the sense, what explanation?
If we said "LC_ALL=C.UTF-8 LANGUAGE= script -T ..." it would have all
sorts of disadvantages, including the fact that we'd have to explain
all of it together. Much easier to explain about script, then suggest
a "script -T..." commandline, *then* deal with locales separately.
Yes, users have to choice if they want to change localization inside the
"script" session.
The question is, will users realise that they're putting the files in
*root's* home directory, and will they even know where that is?
A minimal assumption of knowledge base of the FHS ¹ and tilde-expansion
should be take by Release Notes writers. I think we shouldn't worry
about this.
If we really can't suggest using /var/tmp for this, that seems a pity;
that location *shouldn't* be wiped on reboot, and it's usable whether
you're running "sudo; screen" or "sudo screen" or "screen; sudo".
It's more popular to use a non-privileged home directory. Few people
strictly adhere to the FHS ¹ specifications. This is why I am in favor
of using tilde-expansion. No matters if the reader becomes root or runs
"script" as non-privileged user: the files will always go in the home
directory, where they will be used by "scriptreplay" command. By doing
so we won't have to take care of where the files reside.
¹ https://refspecs.linuxfoundation.org/fhs.shtml
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Franco Martelli
