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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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This command is used to capture a screenshot of the remote host's screen and saves it as a PNG image file.
Explanation of the command:
import
: This is a command-line tool in Unix-like systems (such as Linux) used to capture and manipulate screen image files.-window root
: This flag tellsimport
to capture the entire screen, starting from the root window. In other words, it captures the complete desktop or screen.-display ${remote_host}:${screen}.${display}
: This flag specifies the display to capture from.${remote_host}
is the hostname or IP address of the remote host.${screen}
is the identifier for the screen (usually set to0
).${display}
is the display number (usually set to0
). Together,${remote_host}:${screen}.${display}
indicates the specific display on the remote host to capture the screen from.${output-png}
: This is the name and location of the output PNG image file where the captured screen will be saved to. You need to replace${output-png}
with the desired file path and name. For example,/path/to/screenshot.png
.
In summary, this command allows you to remotely capture the screen of a specified host and save it as a PNG image file. The resulting image will be saved at the location specified by ${output-png}
.
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.