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screencapture

Capture an image of the whole, or part of the screen.

SYNTAX
       screencapture [options] [file] [cursor]
Options
-i Capture screen interactively, by selection or window
control key - causes screen shot to go to clipboard
space key - toggle between mouse selection and window selection modes
escape key - cancels interactive screen shot
-c Force screen capture to go to the clipboard
-m Only capture the main monitor, undefined if -i is set
-w Only allow window selection mode
-s Only allow mouse selection mode
-W Start interaction in window selection mode
-x Do not play sounds
file Where to save the screen capture

Report all known instances of command, including aliases, builtins and executables in path.

"Work like you don't need the money, love like you've never been hurt, and dance like nobodys watching" - Satchel 'Satchmo' Paige

Related commands:

Keyboard shortcuts for screen captures

Equivalent BASH command:

whereis
- Locate the binary, source, and manual page files for specified commands/files.



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