diff --git a/term-utils/script.c b/term-utils/script.c
index 242b815..778fbbe 100644
--- a/term-utils/script.c
+++ b/term-utils/script.c
@@ -101,12 +101,14 @@ int	l;
 char	line[] = "/dev/ptyXX";
 #endif
 int	aflg = 0;
+int	dflg = 0;
 char	*cflg = NULL;
 int	eflg = 0;
 int	fflg = 0;
 int	qflg = 0;
 int	tflg = 0;
 int	forceflg = 0;
+int   fdnum_typescript = 0; 
 
 int die;
 int resized;
@@ -171,6 +173,7 @@ main(int argc, char **argv) {
 		{ "force",	no_argument,	   NULL, FORCE_OPTION, },
 		{ "quiet",	no_argument,	   NULL, 'q' },
 		{ "timing",	optional_argument, NULL, 't' },
+		{ "descriptor",	no_argument,	   NULL, 'd' },
 		{ "version",	no_argument,	   NULL, 'V' },
 		{ "help",	no_argument,	   NULL, 'h' },
 		{ NULL,		0, NULL, 0 }
@@ -182,8 +185,10 @@ main(int argc, char **argv) {
 	textdomain(PACKAGE);
 	atexit(close_stdout);
 
-	while ((ch = getopt_long(argc, argv, "ac:efqt::Vh", longopts, NULL)) != -1)
+	while ((ch = getopt_long(argc, argv, "dac:efqt::Vh", longopts, NULL)) != -1)
 		switch(ch) {
+		case 'd':
+         dflg = 1;
 		case 'a':
 			aflg = 1;
 			break;
@@ -229,7 +234,22 @@ main(int argc, char **argv) {
 		fname = DEFAULT_OUTPUT;
 		die_if_link(fname);
 	}
-	if ((fscript = fopen(fname, aflg ? "a" : "w")) == NULL) {
+
+
+   if (dflg == 1){
+
+      fdnum_typescript = atoi(fname);
+
+      if (fdnum_typescript == 0){
+         warn(_("file descriptor is not a number"));
+         fail();
+      }
+
+      if ((fscript = fdopen (fdnum_typescript, "w")) == NULL) {
+         warn(_("cannot open fd %s"), fname);
+         fail();
+      }
+   }else if((fscript = fopen(fname, aflg ? "a" : "w")) == NULL) {
 		warn(_("cannot open %s"), fname);
 		fail();
 	}
@@ -239,8 +259,13 @@ main(int argc, char **argv) {
 		shell = _PATH_BSHELL;
 
 	getmaster();
-	if (!qflg)
+
+	if ((!qflg) && (dflg == 1)){
+		printf(_("Script started, file descriptor number is %s\n"), fname);
+   }else{
 		printf(_("Script started, file is %s\n"), fname);
+   }
+
 	fixtty();
 
 #ifdef HAVE_LIBUTEMPTER
@@ -495,8 +520,14 @@ done(void) {
 		master = -1;
 	} else {
 		tcsetattr(STDIN_FILENO, TCSADRAIN, &tt);
-		if (!qflg)
+
+      if ((!qflg) && (dflg == 1)){
+         printf(_("Script done, file descriptor number is %s\n"), fname);
+      }else{
 			printf(_("Script done, file is %s\n"), fname);
+      }
+
+
 #ifdef HAVE_LIBUTEMPTER
 		if (master >= 0)
 			utempter_remove_record(master);