How to take screenshots on Linux using Scrot | Linux Today

How to take screenshots on Linux using Scrot

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Himanshu Arora
Feb 15, 2017

If you are looking for an even better command line utility for taking screenshots, then you must give Scrot a try. This tool has some extra features that are currently not available in gnome-screenshot. In this tutorial, we will explain Scrot using easy to understand examples.

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Himanshu Arora

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