# asciinema > Record and replay terminal sessions, and optionally share them on asciinema.org. > More information: . - Associate the local install of `asciinema` with an asciinema.org account: `asciinema auth` - Make a new recording (once finished, user will be prompted to upload it or save it locally): `asciinema rec` - Make a new recording and save it to a local file: `asciinema rec {{path/to/file}}.cast` - Replay a terminal recording from a local file: `asciinema play {{path/to/file}}.cast` - Replay a terminal recording hosted on asciinema.org: `asciinema play https://asciinema.org/a/{{cast_id}}` - Make a new recording, limiting any idle time to at most 2.5 seconds: `asciinema rec -i {{2.5}}` - Print the full output of a locally saved recording: `asciinema cat {{path/to/file}}.cast` - Upload a locally saved terminal session to asciinema.org: `asciinema upload {{path/to/file}}.cast`