tldr/pages/linux/gnome-screenshot.md

gnome-screenshot

Capture the screen, a window, or a user-defined area and save the image to a file. More information: https://apps.gnome.org/app/org.gnome.Screenshot.

• Take a screenshot and save it to the default location, normally ~/Pictures:

gnome-screenshot

• Take a screenshot and save it to the named file location:

gnome-screenshot --file {{path/to/file}}

• Take a screenshot and save it to the clipboard:

gnome-screenshot --clipboard

• Take a screenshot after the specified number of seconds:

gnome-screenshot --delay {{5}}

• Launch the GNOME Screenshot GUI:

gnome-screenshot --interactive

• Take a screenshot of the current window and save it to the specified file location:

gnome-screenshot --window --file {{path/to/file}}

• Take a screenshot after the specified number of seconds and save it to the clipboard:

gnome-screenshot --delay {{10}} --clipboard

• Display the version:

gnome-screenshot --version