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shlog is a bash script that allow you to record a shell session by logging command history and giving diff of edited files
#!/bin/bash -e
####
# shlog is a bash script that allow you to record a shell session by logging
# command history and giving diff of edited files
####
# User notes:
# - Install:
# Load the script using 'source shlog.bash' (add it to your .bashrc
# to load it automatically)
# - Usage:
# Start a new record with 'shlog start', log file editing
# with 'shlog edit <filename>', stop the recording and get the logs
# with 'shlog stop'
####
# shlog is Copyright (C) 2011 Luc Sarzyniec <mail@olbat.net>
#
# This program is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
# it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
# the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or
# (at your option) any later version.
#
# This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
# but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
# MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the
# GNU General Public License for more details.
#
# You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
# along with this program. If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
####
function __shlog_path {
echo ${TMPDIR}/shlog/$$
}
function __shlog_usage {
echo "usage: shlog <command> [<param>]"
echo "commands:"
echo -e "\t- start\t\t\t: start a new recording session"
echo -e "\t- edit <filename>\t: edit a file and record the diff"
echo -e "\t- comment\t\t: add a comment"
echo -e "\t- stop\t\t\t: stop a recording session and get the log"
}
function __realpath {
if [[ $# -gt 0 && "${1:0:1}" != "/" ]]
then
local ret=`pwd`/$1
else
local ret=$1
fi
echo `cd $(dirname $ret) && pwd`/`basename $ret`
}
function shlog {
if [ $# -lt 1 ]
then
__shlog_usage
else
case $1 in
start)
if [ -e "$(__shlog_path)/session" ]
then
echo "Already existing session, use 'stop' before starting a new one"
else
if [ ! -e $(__shlog_path) ]
then
mkdir -p $(__shlog_path)
fi
history -w
echo -e "* user\t: ${USER}\n* host\t: ${HOSTNAME}" \
"\n* date\t: `date +'%x %R'`\n* curpath\t: ${PWD}" \
> $(__shlog_path)/session
cp $HISTFILE $(__shlog_path)/`basename $HISTFILE`
fi
;;
stop)
if [ -e "$(__shlog_path)/session" ]
then
history -w
echo -e "=== Session ===\n`cat $(__shlog_path)/session`\n"
echo "=== Commands ==="
local editfiles=0
local editlog=""
while read line
do
if [ -n "`echo $line | grep "^$FUNCNAME"`" ]
then
case `echo $line | cut -d' ' -f2` in
edit)
let editfiles=editfiles+1
local tmp=`cat $(__shlog_path)/files \
| sed -n "${editfiles}p"`
local tmpfilebase=`echo $tmp | cut -d " " -f1`
local realfile=`echo $tmp | cut -d " " -f2`
echo "* Edit $realfile, see [$editfiles]"
editlog="${editlog}\n* [$editfiles] Edit $realfile"
editlog="${editlog}\n<pre>\n$(cd $tmpfilebase && \
diff -U1 -NB old new)\n</pre>\n"
;;
comment)
echo "* ${line#* * }"
;;
*)
echo $line
;;
esac
else
if [ "$USER" == "root" ]
then
local sufchr="#"
else
local sufchr="$"
fi
echo " ${USER}@${HOSTNAME}$sufchr $line"
fi
done < <(diff -BN $(__shlog_path)/`basename $HISTFILE` $HISTFILE \
| grep '^>.*$' | sed -e 's/^> //' -e '$d')
if [ -n "$editlog" ]
then
echo -n -e "\n=== Files ===${editlog}"
fi
echo
rm -Rf $(__shlog_path)
else
echo "No current session, use 'start' to create a new one"
fi
;;
edit)
if [ -e "$(__shlog_path)/session" ]
then
if [ $# -lt 2 ]
then
echo "filename missing for '$1'"
else
local tmpfilebase=`mktemp -d $(__shlog_path)/XXXXXXXX`
local realpath=$(__realpath $2)
echo $tmpfilebase $realpath >> $(__shlog_path)/files
cp $realpath $tmpfilebase/old &>/dev/null \
|| touch $tmpfilebase/old
${EDITOR:-vi} $realpath
cp $realpath $tmpfilebase/new &>/dev/null \
|| touch $tmpfilebase/new
fi
else
echo "No current session, use 'start' to create a new one"
fi
;;
comment)
echo "comment added"
;;
help)
__shlog_usage
;;
*)
echo "unknown command '$1'"
;;
esac
fi
}
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