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xfce4-screenshooter — The XFCE4 screenshot tool. More information: <https://docs.xfce.org/apps/xfce4-screenshooter/start>.

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Problem

How to use the xfce4-screenshooter command: The XFCE4 screenshot tool. More information: <https://docs.xfce.org/apps/xfce4-screenshooter/start>.

Solution

xfce4-screenshooter — The XFCE4 screenshot tool. More information: <https://docs.xfce.org/apps/xfce4-screenshooter/start>.

Launch the screenshooter GUI:

xfce4-screenshooter

Take a screenshot of the entire screen and launch the GUI to ask how to proceed:

xfce4-screenshooter {{[-f|--fullscreen]}}

Take a screenshot of the entire screen and save it in the specified directory:

xfce4-screenshooter {{[-f|--fullscreen]}} {{[-s|--save]}} {{path/to/directory}}

Wait some time before taking the screenshot:

xfce4-screenshooter {{[-d|--delay]}} {{seconds}}

Take a screenshot of a region of the screen (select using the mouse):

xfce4-screenshooter {{[-r|--region]}}

Take a screenshot of the active window, and copy it to the clipboard:

xfce4-screenshooter {{[-w|--window]}} {{[-c|--clipboard]}}

Take a screenshot of the active window, and open it with a chosen program:

xfce4-screenshooter {{[-w|--window]}} {{[-o|--open]}} {{gimp}}

Code Snippets

Launch the screenshooter GUI

xfce4-screenshooter

Take a screenshot of the entire screen and launch the GUI to ask how to proceed

xfce4-screenshooter {{[-f|--fullscreen]}}

Take a screenshot of the entire screen and save it in the specified directory

xfce4-screenshooter {{[-f|--fullscreen]}} {{[-s|--save]}} {{path/to/directory}}

Wait some time before taking the screenshot

xfce4-screenshooter {{[-d|--delay]}} {{seconds}}

Take a screenshot of a region of the screen (select using the mouse)

xfce4-screenshooter {{[-r|--region]}}

Context

tldr-pages: linux/xfce4-screenshooter

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