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magick-import

Capture some or all of an X server screen and save the image to a file.

TLDR

Capture the entire X server screen into a PostScript file

$ magick import -window root [path/to/output.ps]
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Capture contents of a remote X server screen into a PNG image
$ magick import -window root -display [remote_host]:[screen].[display] [path/to/output.png]
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Capture a specific window given its ID as displayed by xwininfo into a JPEG image
$ magick import -window [window_id] [path/to/output.jpg]
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