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From: Sami Kerola <kerolasa@iki.fi>
Date: Wed, 19 Apr 2017 19:11:57 +0100
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Subject: Re: [PATCH] scriptreplay: determine if script --quiet was used to
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To: Karel Zak <kzak@redhat.com>
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On 18 April 2017 at 11:23, Karel Zak <kzak@redhat.com> wrote:

> Anyway, I don't like officially supported file formats without any
> header. IMHO it would be really nice to add to the typescript:
>
>  ### script(1) typescript; Version: util-linux v2.30; Date: 2017-04-18 12:10:43+0200
>
> ... and maybe more information. The same for timing file.

I agree. What comes to header data it should include header length
in bytes. Something like

### script(1) typescript; Header Length: 104 Version: util-linux
v2.30; Date: 2017-04-18 12:10:43+0200

As long it's easy to know how long to jump rest of the format does
not really matter. Right.

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