Uses CVLC (command-line VLC) to record an ongoing screen session in Linux.

Requires VLC to be installed.

To save a new video file in the current folder:

screencast

Pass -d or --directory to save a new video file in a new or existing folder foo:

screencast -d foo

New files will be named screencast-<year><month><day><hour><minute>.mp4

In order to finish recording and save the video file, enter quit in the original console.

Do not close with ctrl-c as it can corrupt the file!

• Doesn't display cursor in output
  • There is a way to provide a custom PNG to overlay cursor movements
    • BUT! Cursor won't change as it does on usual interactive elements (text, buttons, etc)
• Obvious lag in final output
  • FPS flag doesn't seem to change the output framerate