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There's a local only mode. Uploads to asciinema.org are optional.
by phanimahesh 3y ago
There's a local only mode. Uploads to asciinema.org are optional.
- nabla9 3y agoCrazy dark pattern for a command line utility. If you miss filename, recording goes to some server.
- layer8 3y agoYep, recording and upload should really be two separate commands by default.
- ku1ik 3y agoThanks. This behavior dates back to 2011, and while there 2 separate commands you can use today (asciinema rec <filename> + asciinema upload <filename>) the demo on the homepage and the docs may be giving wrong impression. This will be definitely improved in the upcoming 3.0.
- wlamartin 3y agoWhen recording finishes you are given the option to upload or save to local file.
- ku1ik 3y agoThere’s no bad intention here, and there’s upload confirmation prompt in versions prior to 2.4, while in 2.4+ you make explicit choice (save, upload, discard). In upcoming 3.0 we will probably decouple upload from record command completely.
- layer8 3y agoThis should be prominently mentioned on the “How it works” page [0], or even better, also on the main page, because it isn’t clear at all that local recording or upload to a custom server is supported. If not for the above comment, I would have dismissed the tool as unsuitable after browsing the site a bit. [0] https://asciinema.org/docs/how-it-works https://asciinema.org/docs/how-it-works
- ku1ik 3y agoThanks for mentioning this. This aspect of the docs does disservice to how people perceive the tool, and it’s something I’m going to fix right away.