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vhs — Generate terminal GIFs from a tape file. More information: <https://github.com/charmbracelet/vhs>.

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Problem

How to use the vhs command: Generate terminal GIFs from a tape file. More information: <https://github.com/charmbracelet/vhs>.

Solution

vhs — Generate terminal GIFs from a tape file. More information: <https://github.com/charmbracelet/vhs>.

Create a tape file (add commands to the tape file using an editor):

vhs new {{path/to/file.tape}}

Record inputs to a tape file:

vhs record > {{path/to/file.tape}}

Record inputs to a tape file using a specific shell:

vhs record {{[-s|--shell]}} {{shell}} > {{path/to/file.tape}}

Stop recording:

exit

Validate the syntax of a tape file:

vhs validate {{path/to/file.tape}}

Create a GIF from a tape file:

vhs {{path/to/file.tape}}

Publish a GIF to <https://vhs.charm.sh> and get a shareable URL:

vhs publish {{path/to/file.gif}}

Code Snippets

Create a tape file (add commands to the tape file using an editor)

vhs new {{path/to/file.tape}}

Record inputs to a tape file

vhs record > {{path/to/file.tape}}

Record inputs to a tape file using a specific shell

vhs record {{[-s|--shell]}} {{shell}} > {{path/to/file.tape}}

Stop recording

exit

Validate the syntax of a tape file

vhs validate {{path/to/file.tape}}

Context

tldr-pages: common/vhs

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