2012-07-25 21:00:31 +00:00
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<%= markdown do %>
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# About
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ASCII.IO is the simplest way to record your terminal and share the recordings
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with your fellow geeks.
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It's a free service built with open-source technologies (check the
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[source](https://github.com/sickill/ascii.io)
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[code](https://github.com/sickill/ascii.io-cli)) aiming to be a "go to" place
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for everyone who want to share his terminal Voodoo.
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## Parts
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The service consists of two parts:
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* Terminal recording utility
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* This site with web based player
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Terminal recorder is a [Python
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script](https://github.com/sickill/ascii.io-cli/blob/master/bin/asciiio)
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that acts as a middleman
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([pseudo-terminal](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pseudo_terminal) specifically)
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between your shell and your terminal, recording all terminal activity and
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uploading it to [ascii.io](http://ascii.io) site.
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Web based player is a JavaScript implementation of
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[VT102 ANSI terminal](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/VT102), supporting most ANSI
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control codes and sequences, all text attributes and
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[256 colors](<%= asciicast_path(CFG['COLOR_CHECK_CAST_ID']) %>).
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## Authors
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2012-10-11 18:20:18 +00:00
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ASCII.IO was created by <a href="/~sickill">Marcin Kulik</a> with the help of
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[Michał Wróbel](https://github.com/sparrovv).
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## Getting in touch
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[twitter.com/asciiio](https://twitter.com/asciiio) |
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[twitter.com/sickill](https://twitter.com/asciiio)
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## Contributing
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[Source code](https://github.com/sickill/ascii.io) |
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[Issues](https://github.com/sickill/ascii.io/issues)
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<% end -%>
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