import-im6.q16(1)

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version 6.9.12.98 · 2 versions
, in ubuntu noble

💖 import-im6.q16(1) — the manual, but make it cute 💖

okay bestie, sit down, hydrate, because we're about to learn import-im6.q16(1) and honestly? it's giving screenshot queen 👑

✨ NAME ✨

import — saves any visible window on an X server and outputs it as an image file. You can capture a single window, the entire screen, or literally any rectangular portion of the screen. no cap, that's the whole job and she does it flawlessly 💅

🌸 SYNOPSIS 🌸

import-im6.q16 [options] output-file

🦋 OVERVIEW 🦋

So the import-im6.q16 program is a member of the ImageMagick-ims6.q16(1) suite of tools 🎀. You use it to capture some or all of an X server screen and save the image to a file. that's it, that's the vibe.

Wanna know more about the import command? point your browser at:

file:///usr/share/doc/imagemagick-6-common/html/www/import.html

(on debian system you may install the imagemagick-6 package) or

https://www.imagemagick.org/script/import.php

go read, i'll wait 🫶

👑 DESCRIPTION 👑

🎀 Image Settings 🎀

these are the settings bestie, the little knobs that decide how your pic comes out ✨

  • -adjoin — join images into a single multi-image file
  • -border — include window border in the output image
  • -channel type — apply option to select image channels
  • -colorspace type — alternate image colorspace
  • -comment string — annotate image with comment
  • -compress type — type of pixel compression when writing the image
  • -define format:option — define one or more image format options
  • -density geometry — horizontal and vertical density of the image
  • -depth value — image depth
  • -descend — obtain image by descending window hierarchy
  • -display server — X server to contact
  • -dispose method — layer disposal method
  • -dither method — apply error diffusion to image
  • -delay centiseconds — display the next image after pausing
  • -encipher filename — convert plain pixels to cipher pixels
  • -endian type — endianness (MSB or LSB) of the image
  • -encoding type — text encoding type
  • -filter type — use this filter when resizing an image
  • -format "string" — output formatted image characteristics
  • -frame — include window manager frame
  • -gravity direction — which direction to gravitate towards
  • -identify — identify the format and characteristics of the image
  • -interlace type — None, Line, Plane, or Partition
  • -interpolate method — pixel color interpolation method
  • -label string — assign a label to an image
  • -limit type value — Area, Disk, Map, or Memory resource limit
  • -monitor — monitor progress
  • -page geometry — size and location of an image canvas
  • -pause seconds — seconds delay between snapshots
  • -pointsize value — font point size
  • -quality value — JPEG/MIFF/PNG compression level
  • -quiet — suppress all warning messages
  • -regard-warnings — pay attention to warning messages
  • -repage geometry — size and location of an image canvas
  • -respect-parentheses — settings remain in effect until parenthesis boundary
  • -sampling-factor geometry — horizontal and vertical sampling factor
  • -scene value — image scene number
  • -screen — select image from root window
  • -seed value — seed a new sequence of pseudo-random numbers
  • -set property value — set an image property
  • -silent — operate silently, i.e. don't ring any bells
  • -snaps value — number of screen snapshots
  • -support factor — resize support: > 1.0 is blurry, < 1.0 is sharp
  • -synchronize — synchronize image to storage device
  • -taint — declare the image as modified
  • -transparent-color color — transparent color
  • -treedepth value — color tree depth
  • -verbose — print detailed information about the image
  • -virtual-pixel method — Constant, Edge, Mirror, or Tile
  • -window id — select window with this id or name

💅 Image Operators 💅

these ones actually do stuff to your image, main character energy fr fr 🔥

  • -annotate geometry text — annotate the image with text
  • -colors value — preferred number of colors in the image
  • -crop geometry — preferred size and location of the cropped image
  • -geometry geometry — preferred size or location of the image
  • -help — print program options
  • -monochrome — transform image to black and white
  • -negate — replace each pixel with its complementary color
  • -quantize colorspace — reduce colors in this colorspace
  • -resize geometry — resize the image
  • -rotate degrees — apply Paeth rotation to the image
  • -strip — strip image of all profiles and comments
  • -thumbnail geometry — create a thumbnail of the image
  • -transparent color — make this color transparent within the image
  • -trim — trim image edges
  • -type type — image type

🌈 Miscellaneous Options 🌈

the extras, the garnish, the little sprinkles on top 🍓

  • -debug events — display copious debugging information
  • -help — print program options
  • -log format — format of debugging information
  • -list type — print a list of supported option arguments
  • -version — print version information

okay so by default, 'file' is written in the Postscript image format 📄. Wanna force a particular image format? two ways, bestie:

  1. precede the filename with an image format name and a colon (i.e. ps:image)
  2. specify the image type as the filename suffix (i.e. image.ps)

and you can specify 'file' as '-' for standard input or output. iconic ✨

💜 SEE ALSO 💜

ImageMagick-im6.q16(1)

Copyright (C) 1999-2021 ImageMagick Studio LLC. Additional copyrights and licenses apply to this software, see

file:///usr/share/doc/imagemagick-6-common/html/www/license.html

(on debian system you may install the imagemagick-6 package) or

https://www.imagemagick.org/script/license.php
and that's the whole page bestie, go forth and screenshot everything, no cap 🌟

ImageMagick · Date: 2009/01/10 01:00:00 · import-im6.q16(1) — mwah, love u, bye 💖🦋🎀

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