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magick import — Capture some or all of an X server screen and save the image to a file. See also: `magick`. More inf

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Problem

How to use the magick import command: Capture some or all of an X server screen and save the image to a file. See also: magick. More information: <https://imagemagick.org/script/import.php>.

Solution

magick import — Capture some or all of an X server screen and save the image to a file. See also: magick. More information: <https://imagemagick.org/script/import.php>.

Capture the entire X server screen into a PostScript file:

magick import -window root {{path/to/output.ps}}

Capture contents of a remote X server screen into a PNG image:

magick import -window root -display {{remote_host}}:{{screen}}.{{display}} {{path/to/output.png}}

Capture a specific window given its ID as displayed by xwininfo into a JPEG image:

magick import -window {{window_id}} {{path/to/output.jpg}}

Code Snippets

Capture the entire X server screen into a PostScript file

magick import -window root {{path/to/output.ps}}

Capture contents of a remote X server screen into a PNG image

magick import -window root -display {{remote_host}}:{{screen}}.{{display}} {{path/to/output.png}}

Capture a specific window given its ID as displayed by `xwininfo` into a JPEG image

magick import -window {{window_id}} {{path/to/output.jpg}}

Context

tldr-pages: common/magick import

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