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xfce4-screenshooter: Take a screenshot of the entire screen and save it in the specified directory.
$ xfce4-screenshooter --fullscreen --save ${path-to-directory}
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The command xfce4-screenshooter --fullscreen --save ${path-to-directory} is used to take a full-screen screenshot and save it to a specific directory.

Here is the breakdown of the command:

  • xfce4-screenshooter is the name of the command-line utility used for taking screenshots in the Xfce desktop environment.
  • --fullscreen is an option that tells the utility to capture the entire screen instead of just a specific window or region.
  • --save is another option that instructs the utility to save the captured screenshot.
  • ${path-to-directory} is a placeholder for the actual path to the directory where you want to save the screenshot. You need to replace ${path-to-directory} with the desired directory path on your system.

For example, if you want to save the screenshot in the /home/username/Pictures/ directory, you would replace ${path-to-directory} with /home/username/Pictures/ like this:

xfce4-screenshooter --fullscreen --save /home/username/Pictures/

When you run this command, the utility will take a full-screen screenshot and save it in the specified directory. The file format and name of the screenshot might be determined by the utility or based on your system settings.

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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