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magick import

Capture some or all of an X server screen and save the image to a file. See also: magick. More information: https://imagemagick.org/script/import.php.

  • Capture the entire X server screen into a PostScript file:

magick import -window root path/to/output.ps

  • 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

  • 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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