How can I take a screenshot in X.org?
I am unsure if the Print Screen button will "just work" and I don't know how I would go about testing it.
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The most commonly used Linux application for taking screen-shots is called scrot
You can install it with for Debian:
sudo apt-get install scrot
Or for Arch:
sudo pacman -S scrot
A screenshot is taken by typing:
scrot output-file.png
If you want to bind scrot to the print screen key then that will need to be controlled by your window manager.
- 1Scrot is quicker and smaller than ImageMagick - 1MB compared to 43MB.Andrew Fogg– Andrew Fogg2012-06-16 23:26:00 +00:00Commented Jun 16, 2012 at 23:26
I found a great answer to this question here, it is worth repeating.
This can be achieved with ImageMagick. Install by running the command
sudo apt-get install imagemagickTo grab all desktop just type
import -window root screen.pngOr you can do it with a delay of 5 seconds
sleep 5; import -window root screen.png
- I wonder whether we could bind this to a key combo; anyone?Alex Chamberlain– Alex Chamberlain2012-06-16 19:22:37 +00:00Commented Jun 16, 2012 at 19:22
- @AlexChamberlain: This is dependant on the WM that is being used.Jivings– Jivings2012-06-16 21:03:34 +00:00Commented Jun 16, 2012 at 21:03
- @AlexChamberlain there is an answer as to how to do that hereAndrew Fogg– Andrew Fogg2012-06-17 13:54:27 +00:00Commented Jun 17, 2012 at 13:54
- 1-1 I despise ImageMagick and all of its derivatives/relatives. It's a kick in the pants to install, and it's even worse to fix if something breaks.Andrew Larsson– Andrew Larsson2012-06-18 17:21:10 +00:00Commented Jun 18, 2012 at 17:21
- @Jivings I guess if you're using your window manager's keybindings; I would think most people use
xbindkeysthoughMichael Mrozek– Michael Mrozek2012-07-09 18:37:30 +00:00Commented Jul 9, 2012 at 18:37
I use 'xwd'. For example, one I just did: xwd | xwdtopnm > dw.ppm The only downside I know of with xwd is that you need some other utility to convert its output to something understood by anything other than 'xwud'.
This is the perl6 script I use to take root area window or delay ScreenShots using import:
#!/usr/bin/env perl6 use v6; sub message(Str $file) { run <xmessage -nearmouse -timeout 3>, "Screenshot saved in $file"; } sub print_window(Str $file) { qx{xprop -root | grep "_NET_ACTIVE_WINDOW(WINDOW)"} ~~ /(0x\d*).*$/; run <import -window>, $0, $file; message($file); } sub MAIN( Str $option where $option ∈ <root area window delay> ) { my $today = DateTime.now( formatter => { sprintf "%04d_%02d_%02d_%02d:%02d:%02d", .year, .month, .day, .hour, .minute, .second } ); my $file = "$*HOME/Dades/Imatges/ScreenShots/$today.png"; given $option { when 'root' { run <import -window root>, $file; message($file) } when 'area' { run "import", $file ; message($file) } when 'window' { print_window($file) } when 'delay' { sleep 5; print_window($file) } default { say 'Something went wrong' ; exit } } } These are the key bindings in i3 to run the script:
bindsym $mod+Print exec Print_Screen root bindsym --release $mod+Shift+Print exec Print_Screen area bindsym $mod+Mod1+Print exec Print_Screen delay bindsym $mod+Control+Print exec Print_Screen window 