tldr/pages/common/import.md

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# import
> Capture some or all of an X server screen and save the image to a file.
> Part of ImageMagick library.
- Capture the entire X server screen in the Postscript image format:
`import -window root {{output.postscript}}`
- Capture contents of remote x server screen in the `png` image format:
`import -window root -display {{remote_host}}:{screen}.{display} {{output.png}}`
- Capture specific window with ID as displayed by `xwininfo` into `jpg` format:
`import -window {{window_id}} {{output.jpg}}`