🎥 Terminal Screen Recorder Script

A lightweight Bash script that installs and controls SimpleScreenRecorder directly from the terminal.
It automatically starts screen recording in the background and lets you stop & save recordings interactively — with colorful ASCII banners for a better CLI experience 🎨

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✨ Features

• 🔄 Automatically updates the system
• 📦 Installs required dependencies
• 🎬 Starts recording in the background (no GUI popups)
• ⌨️ Interactive terminal prompt to stop recording
• 🌈 ASCII banners using figlet + lolcat
• 📁 Saves recordings to the Videos directory

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🛠️ Requirements

• Debian / Ubuntu based Linux
• Bash shell
• sudo privileges

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📦 Dependencies

The script installs the following packages automatically:

• simplescreenrecorder
• figlet
• lolcat

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🚀 Installation

git clone https://github.com/your-username/terminal-screen-recorder.git
cd terminal-screen-recorder
chmod +x screen-recorder.sh

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▶️ Usage

./screenrecorder.sh

What happens next?

• System packages are updated
• Required tools are installed
• Screen recording starts automatically
• You’ll be prompted in the terminal to stop recording
• Recording is saved when you confirm

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📂 Output Location

All recorded videos are saved in:

/home/<your-username>/Videos/

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⚠️ Notes

• Make sure no other instance of SimpleScreenRecorder is running

• Intended for personal or educational use

• Tested on Ubuntu-based systems

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📜 License

This project is licensed under the MIT License. Feel free to use, modify, and share.

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⭐ Support

If you like this project, consider giving it a ⭐ on GitHub!

Happy Recording 🎬