magick import

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Capture some or all of an X server screen and save the image to a file. See also: `magick`.

Examples (3)

Capture the entire X server screen into a PostScript file

magick import -window root path/to/output.ps

Capture contents of a remote X server screen into a PNG image

magick import -window root -display remote_host:screen.display path/to/output.png

Capture a specific window given its ID as displayed by `xwininfo` into a JPEG image

magick import -window window_id path/to/output.jpg