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| − | import -window root desktop.jpg | + | To take a screenshot via command line and save it as desktop.jpg: |
| − | : | + | * install imagemagick, e.g. for Ubuntu Linux: |
| + | apt-get install imagemagick | ||
| + | * use the command import to take the screenshot: | ||
| + | import -window root desktop.jpg | ||
| + | * to find out the ID of a window, call | ||
| + | xprop | ||
| + | : and click on the window | ||
| + | |||
| + | = One-key-screenshot = | ||
| + | import -window root snapshot-$(date +%Y-%m-%d_%H-%M-%S).jpg | ||
| + | |||
| + | = See also = | ||
| + | * [[Configure your PAUSE key to lock the screen]] - how to trigger an action on keypress | ||
| + | * [[take a screenshot on Ubuntu]] | ||
Latest revision as of 21:47, 19 April 2020
To take a screenshot via command line and save it as desktop.jpg:
- install imagemagick, e.g. for Ubuntu Linux:
apt-get install imagemagick
- use the command import to take the screenshot:
import -window root desktop.jpg
- to find out the ID of a window, call
xprop
- and click on the window
One-key-screenshot
import -window root snapshot-$(date +%Y-%m-%d_%H-%M-%S).jpg
See also
- Configure your PAUSE key to lock the screen - how to trigger an action on keypress
- take a screenshot on Ubuntu
