gnome-screenshot
GNOME screen capture utility
TLDR
Take screenshot and save to default location
$ gnome-screenshot
Save to specific file$ gnome-screenshot -f path/to/file.png
Save to clipboard$ gnome-screenshot -c
Take screenshot after delay$ gnome-screenshot -d 5
Capture current window only$ gnome-screenshot -w
Capture selected area$ gnome-screenshot -a
Open interactive dialog$ gnome-screenshot -i
Include mouse pointer in screenshot$ gnome-screenshot -p
SYNOPSIS
gnome-screenshot [-c] [-w] [-a] [-p] [-d SECONDS] [-i] [-f FILENAME]
DESCRIPTION
gnome-screenshot is a GNOME utility that captures the screen, a window, or a user-defined area and saves the resulting image to a file or clipboard. It provides both command-line and interactive modes for flexible screen capture.
Screenshots are saved to ~/Pictures by default. The tool integrates with the GNOME desktop for quick capture workflows.
PARAMETERS
-c, --clipboard
Send screenshot to clipboard instead of saving to file-w, --window
Capture the currently active window only-a, --area
Capture a user-selected screen area-p, --include-pointer
Include the mouse pointer in the screenshot-d, --delay=SECONDS
Wait specified seconds before taking screenshot-e, --border-effect=EFFECT
Apply visual effect (shadow, border, vintage, or none)-i, --interactive
Launch interactive dialog for screenshot options-f, --file=FILENAME
Specify the output filename--display=DISPLAY
Specify the X display to capture
CAVEATS
Border effect functionality is deprecated and defaults to "none". Standard GTK+ command-line options are also supported.
HISTORY
gnome-screenshot is part of the GNOME desktop environment, providing a simple screenshot utility for capturing screen content.