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reel run

Run VHS tapes and write their outputs.

reel run [flags] <tapes> ...

Runs tapes in order, writing what their Output commands or -o say.

FlagIs
--deny COMMAND,...Makes tapes that use these commands fail, such as Env,Source,Require for tapes you don't trust
--skip COMMAND,...Ignores these commands, such as Screenshot

It also takes all of the outputs, appearance flags, and effects.

$ reel run demo.tape
demo.tape: wrote demo.gif
demo.tape: wrote demo.cast

$ reel run demos/*.tape -o 'out/{tape}.gif' --theme "Catppuccin Mocha" --keys
$ reel run untrusted.tape --deny Env,Source,Require --skip Screenshot

See Make demos from tapes, and the tape language.

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