import-im6.q16hdri(1)

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version 6.9.12.98 · 2 versions
, in ubuntu noble

💖 import-im6.q16hdri — the manual page, but make it make sense 💖

okay bestie, welcome to import-im6.q16hdri, from the General Commands Manual crew. this is the girl who takes a screenshot of literally anything on your X server and saves it as an image file. she's got range. ✨

🌸 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 any rectangular portion of the screen.

like. the whole screen. ONE window. Or just a lil rectangle you drag out. your choice, main character. 👑

🦋 SYNOPSIS 🦋

import-im6.q16hdri [options] output-file

that's it. that's the whole vibe. options then a file to dump the pic into. 💅

✨ OVERVIEW ✨

so import-im6.q16hdri is a member of the ImageMagick-im6.q16hdri(1) suite of tools — yes she's part of a whole friend group, they're all iconic. use her to capture some or all of an X server screen and save the image to a file.

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

🎀 DESCRIPTION 🎀

okay here come the flags. there are A LOT. don't panic. we're gonna go section by section, no cap. 🫶

💜 Image Settings 💜

these are the settings-girlies. they shape what you get.

  • -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 the pixels. the action girlies.

  • -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 lil extras. the garnish. 🍓

  • -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
💀 ngl, by default, 'file' is written in the Postscript image format. that's the default-default.

want a specific image format instead? you've got two options, bestie:

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

also: specify 'file' as '-' for standard input or output. slay. 🎀

👀 SEE ALSO 👀

go read her sisters' pages, they're all part of the same iconic family. 🌟

Copyright (C) 1999-2021 ImageMagick Studio LLC.

Additional copyright and licenses apply to this software, see:

and that's the whole page, bestie. this one's brought to you by ImageMagick, dated Date: 2009/01/10 01:00:00 — she's been serving screenshots since forever and she's still that girl. iykyk. 💅✨🦋

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