20 Popular Command-Line Tips for Linux

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"Take a screenshot in command-line

"Taking a screenshot in command-line is very easy using the import tool, which is included in the ImageMagick suite. To take a screenshot of a single window use:

import filename.png

"To take a screenshot of a single window and include window decorations, use:

import -border filename.png

"To take a screenshot of the entire screen or a region, type:

import filename.png

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