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Redirect "screen" command window to file

Hi,
I'm running "screen ./script.sh" which has output messages that I can see only if the screen didn't terminate. Once it's terminated, all the output is gone somewhere (I guess). How can I redirect or copy/paste all the screen window to a file?

I've tried the regular redirection '>', no use. The only thing I found in screen command is the Ctrl+a [ which stops the window from scrolling and then I can copy the parts I want, but this is no use if I logged out of the window and missed the part I want. Any ideas?

Thank you
Savanna

Hi savanna3000,

Could you please paste the contents of the script so that we can understand what exactly this script does. Please paste the output of the following command:

Code:

cat /script.sh

Quote:

Originally Posted by savanna3000 (Post 4563955)

Hi Savanna3000;
Have you tried using redirection in the bash shell? Example: "screen ./script.sh > filename 2>&1" would send both normal and error messages to 'filename'.

Tom