vhs Command Examples

Generate terminal gifs from a tape file. More information: https://github.com/charmbracelet/vhs.

• Create a tape file (add commands to the tape file using an editor):

vhs new {{path/to/file.tape}}

• Record inputs to a tape file (once done, exit the shell to create the tape):

vhs record > {{path/to/file.tape}}

• Record inputs to a tape file using a specific shell:

vhs record --shell {{shell}} > {{path/to/file.tape}}

• Validate the syntax of a tape file:

vhs validate {{path/to/file.tape}}

• Create a gif from a tape file:

vhs < {{path/to/file.tape}}

• Publish a gif to https://vhs.charm.sh and get a shareable URL:

vhs publish {{path/to/file.gif}}