Screenshot

Package: WA2L/WinTools 1.2.08
Section: General Commands (1)
Updated: 25 March 2024
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NAME

Screenshot - Full screen capture of a monitor (legacy, use: ScreenshotTray)

 

SYNOPSIS

WA2LWinTools/bin/Screenshot [ -h | -i | -u | -V ]

Screenshot [ -v ] [ monitor ]

Screenshot [ -r interval [ -d ]] [ -v ] [ monitor ]

 

AVAILABILITY

WA2L/WinTools

 

DESCRIPTION

NOTE: The Screenshot command is legacy and is replaced by the ScreenshotTray command. However, the legacy command is currently not removed from the package to continue operations.

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Create a full screen shot of a certain monitor referenced by the monitor number.

The created screen shot file is automatically saved to the var/db/screenshot/ directory.

The idea is to start Screenshot monitor using a hotkey thru hotkeyp(1) or pstart(1) to quickly create screen shots for example during screen presentations.

 

OPTIONS

-h
usage help.

-V
print program version.

-i
install the Screenshot command as 'Screenshot' to the Windows™ 'Desktop'.

-u
uninstall the Screenshot shortcut from the 'Desktop'.

-r interval
continuously repeat a screen capture every interval seconds. To end the capturing, press Ctrl+C.

-d
dispose a screen capture if it is identical to the previous when using the -r interval option.

-v
more detailed (verbose) output.

monitor
monitor number.

If no monitor number is specified, the monitor with number 1 is captured.

 

EXIT STATUS

0
no error.

1
output directory does not exist.

4
usage printed.

5
version printed.

 

FILES

etc/Screenshot.cfg
optional configuration file for Screenshot.

var/db/screenshot/
default screen capture output directory.

Screenshot_<DATE>_<TIME>_M<monitor>.png
saved screen capture image.

 

EXAMPLES

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SEE ALSO

wintoolsintro(1), greenshot(1), hotkeyp(1), picpick(1), pstart(1), screenshot.cfg(4)

 

NOTES

The Screenshot command is legacy (=not developed further) and is replaced by the ScreenshotTray command. However, the legacy command is currently not removed from the package to continue operations.

 

BUGS

Sometimes the Ctrl+C key must be pressed for some time (or sometimes more then once) to end the command when using the -r interval option.

 

AUTHOR

Screenshot was developed by Christian Walther. Send suggestions and bug reports to wa2l@users.sourceforge.net . 

 

COPYRIGHT

Copyright © 2022 Christian Walther

This is free software; see WA2LWinTools/man/COPYING for copying conditions. There is ABSOLUTELY NO WARRANTY; not even for MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.


 

Index

NAME
SYNOPSIS
AVAILABILITY
DESCRIPTION
OPTIONS
EXIT STATUS
FILES
EXAMPLES
SEE ALSO
NOTES
BUGS
AUTHOR
COPYRIGHT

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