import.im6

ImageMagick 6 version of the import screen capture tool

TLDR

Capture entire screen

$ import.im6 screenshot.png

Capture by clicking window

$ import.im6 window.png

Capture root window

$ import.im6 -window root screen.png

Capture with pause

$ import.im6 -pause [3] screenshot.png

SYNOPSIS

import.im6 [options] outputfile_

import.im6 is the ImageMagick 6 version of the import screen capture tool. It captures X Window screenshots to various image formats.This legacy version is maintained for compatibility with scripts depending on ImageMagick 6 behavior.

PARAMETERS

-window ID

Capture specific window or "root".

-pause SECONDS

Delay before capture.

-frame

Include window frame.

-crop GEOMETRY

Crop captured image.

--help

Display help information.

CAVEATS

Legacy ImageMagick 6 version. X11 only. Use import for newer systems.

HISTORY

import.im6 is the versioned name for ImageMagick 6 import, allowing coexistence with ImageMagick 7.