Add option to script to not record raw control characters

[Mike Doherty]

Binary package hint: util-linux

The 'script' utility notes that raw control characters are logged in the output file, which is "not what the naive user expects." Please add an option which provides the mode of operation the naive user expects.

ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 10.10
Package: util-linux 2.17.2-0ubuntu1
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 2.6.35-22.35-generic 2.6.35.4
Uname: Linux 2.6.35-22-generic i686
Architecture: i386
CheckboxSubmission: da3d424d3d43f319e73cf3bf3636d613
CheckboxSystem: 988b7c9be54a1e2525cae7d97805a134
Date: Tue Nov 16 18:44:01 2010
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 9.10 "Karmic Koala" - Release i386 (20091028.5)
ProcEnviron:
 PATH=(custom, user)
 LANG=en_CA.utf8
 SHELL=/bin/bash
SourcePackage: util-linux

[Phillip Susi (psusi)]

Thank you for taking the time to report this bug and helping to make Ubuntu better. Unfortunately, we cannot work on this bug because your description didn't include enough information. You may find it helpful to read "How to report bugs effectively" http://www.chiark.greenend.org.uk/~sgtatham/bugs.html. We'd be grateful if you would then provide a more complete description of the problem.

We have instructions on debugging some types of problems at http://wiki.ubuntu.com/DebuggingProcedures

At a minimum, we need:
1. the specific steps or actions you took that caused you to encounter the problem,
2. the behavior you expected, and
3. the behavior you actually encountered (in as much detail as possible).
Thanks!

[Launchpad Janitor (janitor)]

[Expired for util-linux (Ubuntu) because there has been no activity for 60 days.]

[Mike Doherty (doherty)]

Sorry, but the report was absolutely complete. As stated, the expected behaviour is that script should have a mode which omits control characters in the output file. The steps to reproduce are to record anything with control characters and observe that there are control characters in the output file. The expected behaviour is that there not be control characters in the output file when the requested mode is used.