Re: Screen capture?

[Dave Huang <khym%azeotrope.org@localhost>]

On Aug 1, 2014, at 19:53, Paul Goyette <paul%whooppee.com@localhost> wrote:

> Is there a utility available to capture either the entire root window or a 
> specific window and save it to a graphics (bmp, jpg) file?  A quick scan of 
> pkgsrc.se reveals xvidcap but I'm not really looking to capture the movement 
> in an area;  I just want a snapshot of the display!

xwd comes with the stock X distribution. It saves to its own custom format 
though; you'll need to then convert it to BMP or JPG using another utility.
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