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wf-recorder — Screencast for Wayland optionally with audio. By default you need to end the process with `<Ctrl c>`

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Problem

How to use the wf-recorder command: Screencast for Wayland optionally with audio. By default you need to end the process with <Ctrl c>. More information: <https://github.com/ammen99/wf-recorder>.

Solution

wf-recorder — Screencast for Wayland optionally with audio. By default you need to end the process with <Ctrl c>. More information: <https://github.com/ammen99/wf-recorder>.

Record storing to an MP4 file:

wf-recorder {{[-f|--file]}} {{output.mp4}}

Record including audio, both with mic and system sounds:

wf-recorder {{[-a|--audio]}} {{[-f|--file]}} /{{path/to/file_with_audio.webm}}

Select and record a portion of the screen using slurp, outputting to default recording.mp4:

wf-recorder {{[-g|--geometry]}} "$(slurp)"

Code Snippets

Record storing to an MP4 file

wf-recorder {{[-f|--file]}} {{output.mp4}}

Record including audio, both with mic and system sounds

wf-recorder {{[-a|--audio]}} {{[-f|--file]}} /{{path/to/file_with_audio.webm}}

Select and record a portion of the screen using `slurp`, outputting to default `recording.mp4`

wf-recorder {{[-g|--geometry]}} "$(slurp)"

Context

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