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import

List of commands for import:

  • import:tldr:6e241 import: Capture a specific window, given its ID as displayed by `xwininfo`, into the JPEG format.
    $ import -window ${window_id} ${output-jpg}
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  • import:tldr:7dc69 import: Capture contents of a remote X server screen in the PNG format.
    $ import -window root -display ${remote_host}:${screen}.${display} ${output-png}
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  • import:tldr:d7c48 import: Capture the entire X server screen in the PostScript image format.
    $ import -window root ${output-postscript}
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