grim:tldr:51ec2

grim: Screenshot a specific region.

grim

$ grim -g "${, x}"

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The command you've provided is a command-line instruction that uses the 'grim' command. Here's a breakdown of its components:

grim: This is the command itself, which is a part of the Sway/Wayland screenshotting toolset. It captures screenshots in a Wayland session.
-g: This option is used to specify the geometry or position and dimensions of the area you want to capture on the screen.
"${<x_position>,<y_position> <width>x<height>}": This is the format in which you provide the geometry argument. It consists of the x and y position of the top-left corner of the area you want to capture, followed by the width and height of the area.

To use this command, you need to replace <x_position>, <y_position>, <width>, and <height> with actual numerical values. For example, if you want to capture an area starting from the top-left corner at coordinates (100, 200) and having a width of 800 pixels and a height of 600 pixels, you would use:

grim -g "100,200 800x600"

This command will capture a screenshot of the specified area on your screen.

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.

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