I don't think that is possible currently. For non-interactive usage, you can use shell pipes.
Or you can use ')system rm /home/me/data/foo.txt' before ')spool'. I wonder if you want to overwrite or append to this file. I could implement such functionality. On Tue, Jan 23, 2018 at 2:07 PM, 'Nasser M. Abbasi' via FriCAS - computer algebra system <[email protected]> wrote: > Is there a better way to save all my commands and its output to a log file > than using spool? > > I found that once I use spool on a file, and then turn it off, I can't use > spool again on the > same file., which is annoying. What if I want to overwrite the spool file? > or better > yet, append to it? > > For example > > ------------------------------- > (1) -> )spool /home/me/data/foo.txt > > (1) -> )version > Value = "FriCAS 1.3.2 compiled at Mon Jan 22 22:59:20 CST 2018" > (1) -> )spool > > (1) -> )spool /home/me/data/foo.txt > > >> System error: > file /home/me/data/foo.txt already exists > ---------------------------------------- > > I know the file already exists. > > I also tried )spool )off instead of just )spool. same error. > > I'd like to know if one can either overwrite the file, or if there is an > option > to even append to it after turning spool off then on again. > > Or is there a better way to save all the commands and output > to a file than using spool? Where one can use the same file > again if needed? > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "FriCAS - computer algebra system" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected]. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/fricas-devel. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "FriCAS - computer algebra system" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/fricas-devel. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
