With [`termtosvg`](https://github.com/nbedos/termtosvg) made by Nicolas Bedo we can make SVG animations from terminal output in the style of [asciinema](https://asciinema.org/). To install use [pipx](/blog/managepythonapps/).
Recording started, enter "exit" command or Control-D to end
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At "exit", by default it will save the animation to a random filename in the tmp folder.
```
Rendering ended, SVG animation is /tmp/termtosvg_xmadgf9y.svg
```
To control the default save location, pass in a filename after `termtosvg`
```bash
termtosvg /path/to/savefile.svg
```
To record only the execution of a particular command, use the flag `-c`
```bash
termtosvg -c neofetch
```
I recommend that you resize the terminal window so that the frames generated match the desired width and height. You can instead use the `-g` flag to pass in a geometry. ("100x30" creates a screen with 100 colums and 30 rows)
Lastly, if you don't want an animation, you can pass in `-s` and the result will be a folder of SVG files representing each frame.
```bash
termtosvg -s
```
Here is an example of an animation I made with this tool:
