Screen capture

lastmod 2026-02-21created 2020-11-038 edits

An explanation of the Screenshot or the Screencast.

Categories

• xwd
• scrot
• escrotum
• maim

Taking a capture from the command line on Linux

# Example:
./rsync-client-gui & sleep 3
import -window "FAIVV Rsync Client" /home/zer0/Project/dataops-edge/screenshot-rsync-client-gui.png 2>&1 || xdotool search --name "FAIVV Rsync Client" | head -1 | xargs -I {} import -window {} /home/zer0/Project/dataops-edge/screenshot-rsync-client-gui.png

See also

• Media streaming
• Live streaming
• Screencast
• Screenshot Mockup Tools - A collection of tools for dressing up software screenshots for use on homepages or product pages

Favorite site

• Screen capture - ArchWiki