:Linux tip: How to take a screenshot without X (GUI), just from console
Linux tip: How to take a screenshot without X (GUI), just from console Jan 9, 2009, 17 :33 UTC (0 Talkback[s]) (5681 reads)
"The chvt command changes the virtual terminal, and the sleep command gives it a while to redraw the screen. The import command then captures the whole display and saves it to a file before the final chvt command sticks you back in the virtual terminal again. Make sure you type the whole command on one line."