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screencapture

List of commands for screencapture:

  • screencapture:tldr:4c46c screencapture: Take a screenshot of a selected rectangular area.
    $ screencapture -i ${filename-png}
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  • screencapture:tldr:66c0d screencapture: Take a screenshot including the mouse cursor.
    $ screencapture -C ${filename-png}
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  • screencapture:tldr:936b2 screencapture: Take a screenshot and open it in Preview, instead of saving.
    $ screencapture -P
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  • screencapture:tldr:c85e3 screencapture: Make a screen recording and save it to a file.
    $ screencapture -v ${filename-mp4}
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  • screencapture:tldr:e03a7 screencapture: Take a screenshot and save it to a file.
    $ screencapture ${filename-png}
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  • screencapture:tldr:e4a10 screencapture: Take a screenshot after a delay.
    $ screencapture -T ${seconds} ${filename-png}
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