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fbgrab — Generate screenshots directly from the framebuffer. More information: <https://github.com/GunnarMone

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Problem

How to use the fbgrab command: Generate screenshots directly from the framebuffer. More information: <https://github.com/GunnarMonell/fbgrab#fbgrab>.

Solution

fbgrab — Generate screenshots directly from the framebuffer. More information: <https://github.com/GunnarMonell/fbgrab#fbgrab>.

Generate a screenshot from the current TTY:

sudo fbgrab {{path/to/file}}.png

Specify which TTY to capture:

sudo fbgrab -c {{number}} {{path/to/file}}.png

Code Snippets

Generate a screenshot from the current TTY

sudo fbgrab {{path/to/file}}.png

Specify which TTY to capture

sudo fbgrab -c {{number}} {{path/to/file}}.png

Context

tldr-pages: linux/fbgrab

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