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xfce4-screenshooter

application to take screenshots

TLDR

Launch the screenshooter GUI

$ xfce4-screenshooter
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Take a screenshot of the entire screen and launch the GUI to ask how to proceed
$ xfce4-screenshooter --fullscreen
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Take a screenshot of the entire screen and save it in the specified directory
$ xfce4-screenshooter --fullscreen --save [path/to/directory]
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Wait some time before taking the screenshot
$ xfce4-screenshooter --delay [seconds]
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Take a screenshot of a region of the screen (select using the mouse)
$ xfce4-screenshooter --region
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Take a screenshot of the active window, and copy it to the clipboard
$ xfce4-screenshooter --window --clipboard
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Take a screenshot of the active window, and open it with a chosen program
$ xfce4-screenshooter --window --open [gimp]
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DESCRIPTION

Usage:

xfce4-screenshooter [OPTION?]

Help Options:

-h, --help

Show help options

--help-all

Show all help options

--help-gtk

Show GTK+ Options

Application Options:

-c, --clipboard

Copy the screenshot to the clipboard

-d, --delay

Delay in seconds before taking the screenshot

-f, --fullscreen

Take a screenshot of the entire screen

-m, --mouse

Display the mouse on the screenshot

-o, --open

Application to open the screenshot

-r, --region

Select a region to be captured by clicking a point of the screen without releasing the mouse button, dragging your mouse to the other corner of the region, and releasing the mouse button.

-s, --save

File path or directory where the screenshot will be saved

-i, --imgur

Host the screenshot on Imgur, a free online image hosting service

-V, --version

Version information

-w, --window

Take a screenshot of the active window

--display=DISPLAY

X display to use

Try xfce4-screenshooter --help to see a full list of available command line options.

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