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scrot(1)	      command line screen capture utility	      scrot(1)

NAME
       scrot - command line screen capture utility

SYNOPSIS
       scrot [options] [file]

DESCRIPTION
       scrot (SCReenshOT) is a simple command line screen capture utility that
       uses imlib2 to grab and save images. Multiple image  formats  are  sup-
       ported through imlib2's dynamic saver modules.

       Some features of	the scrot:

	      o	 support to multiple image formats (JPG, PNG, GIF, etc.).

	      o	 optimization of the screen shots image	quality.

	      o	 capture a specific window or a	rectangular area on the	screen
		 with the help of switch.

       scrot also can be used to monitor a desktop PC in admin absent and reg-
       ister unwanted activities.

OPTIONS
       -h, --help
	      Display help output and exit.

       -v, --version
	      Output version information and exit.

       -D, --display
	      Specify the display to use; see X(7).

       -a, --autoselect
	      Non-interactively	choose a rectangle of x,y,w,h.

       -b, --border
	      When selecting a window, grab wm border too.

       -c, --count
	      Display a	countdown when used with delay.

       -d, --delay NUM
	      Wait NUM seconds before taking a shot.

       -e, --exec APP
	      Exec APP on the saved image.

       -q, --quality NUM
	      Image   quality (1-100) high value means high size, low compres-
	      sion. Default: 75. (Effect differs depending on file format cho-
	      sen).

       -m, --multidisp
	      For multiple heads, grab shot from each and join them together.

       -s, --select
	      Interactively  select a window or	rectangle with the mouse.  See
	      -l and -f	options.

       -l, --line
	      Indicates	the style of the line when the -s option is used.  See
	      SELECTION	STYLE.

       -f, --freeze
	      Freeze the screen	when the -s option is used.

       -u, --focused
	      Use the currently	focused	window.

       -t, --thumb NUM|GEOM
	      Generate	thumbnail  too.	 NUM is	the percentage of the original
	      size for the thumbnail to	be. Alternatively, a GEOMetry  can  be
	      specified, example: 300x200

       -z, --silent
	      Prevent beeping.

       -p, --pointer
	      Capture the mouse	pointer.

       -o, --overwrite
	      By  default  scrot does not overwrite the	files, use this	option
	      to allow it.

       -n, --note
	      Draw a text note.	See NOTE FORMAT.

       -k, --stack
	      Capture stack/overlapped windows and join	them together.	A run-
	      ning Composite Manager is	needed.

SPECIAL	STRINGS
       Both the	--exec and filename parameters can take	format specifiers that
       are expanded by scrot when encountered. There are two types  of	format
       specifier.   Characters	preceded  by  a	 '%'  are interpreted by strf-
       time(2).	See man	strftime for examples. These options may  be  used  to
       refer  to  the  current	date and time. The second kind are internal to
       scrot and are prefixed by '$' The following specifiers are recognised:

	   $a  hostname
	   $f  image path/filename (ignored when used in the filename)
	   $m  thumb image path/filename (ignored when used in the filename)
	   $n  image name (ignored when	used in	the filename)
	   $s  image size (bytes) (ignored when	used in	the filename)
	   $p  image pixel size
	   $w  image width
	   $h  image height
	   $t  image format (ignored when used in the filename)
	   $$  print a literal '$'
	   \n  print a newline (ignored	when used in the filename)

       Example:

	   $ scrot '%Y-%m-%d_$wx$h.png'	-e 'mv $f ~/shots/'

       This would create a file	called something like 2000-10-30_2560x1024.png
       and move	it to your shots directory.

SELECTION STYLE
       When using --select you can indicate the	style of the line with --line.

       The following specifiers	are recognised:

	   style=(solid,dash),width=(range 1 to	8),color="value"

       The default style is:

	   style=solid,width=1

       For the color you can use a name	or a hexadecimal value.

	   color="red" or color="#ff0000"

       Example:

	   $ scrot --line style=dash,width=3,color="red" --select

NOTE FORMAT
       The following specifiers	are recognised for the option --note:

	   -f 'FontName/size'
	   -t 'text'
	   -x position (optional)
	   -y position (optional)
	   -c color(RGBA) (optional)
	   -a angle (optional)

       Example:

	   $ scrot --note "-f '/usr/share/fonts/TTF/DroidSans-Bold/40' -x 10 -y	20 -c 255,0,0,255 -t 'Hi'"

AUTHOR
       scrot was originally developed by Tom Gilbert under MIT-advertising li-
       cense and is maintained by some people.

       Currently,  source  code	 and   newer   versions	  are	available   at
       https://github.com/resurrecting-open-source-projects/scrot

scrot-1.4			 18 July 2020			      scrot(1)
NAME | SYNOPSIS | DESCRIPTION | OPTIONS | SPECIAL STRINGS | SELECTION STYLE | NOTE FORMAT | AUTHOR

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