fswebcam:tldr:d7600
fswebcam: Take a picture.
$ fswebcam ${filename}
try on your machine
The fswebcam command is a Linux command-line tool used for capturing images from a webcam and storing them as image files. In the context of this command, ${filename} is a placeholder for the name of the image file that will be created.
When you execute the command fswebcam ${filename} in a terminal, it triggers the fswebcam program, which captures an image from the webcam and saves it with the name specified by ${filename}.
For example, if you replace ${filename} with image.jpg, the command will save the captured image as "image.jpg" in the current directory.
To use this command successfully, you may need to have fswebcam installed on your system and ensure that a webcam is connected and recognized by the operating system.
This explanation was created by an AI. In most cases those are correct. But please always be careful and
never run a command you are not sure if it is safe.