When a developer uses asciinema to play a CAST file, asciinema actually creates a terminal emulator. This emulator reads and "plays" the text recorded in the CAST file. To open a CAST file, while you ...
When a developer uses asciinema to play a CAST file, asciinema actually creates a terminal emulator. This emulator reads and “plays” the text recorded in the CAST file. To open a CAST file, while you can open it in any text editor, CAST files are meant to be played using asciinema on Mac and Linux. After installing asciinema, you can play a CAST file by: opening your terminal, navigating to the directory with your CAST file, entering the command “asciinema play yourcastfilename.cast”.
We will explain what the CAST file is. We will also explain how to open, view or convert it. We hope you find our site useful and informative. The CAST data file is related to Asciinema. Asciinema records terminal sessions and shares them on the web. For more on the CAST format and Asciinema, visit their website.
Be careful with .cast files from unknown sources. Various programs use the .cast extension, including potentially harmful software. Use caution when opening .cast files. The .cast extension is often given incorrectly. According to our site searches, common misspellings include: ast, cas, cat, cst. Check if the filename extension is misspelled.