On Sun, 29 Sep 1996, Tristan RAMBO Savatier wrote:
>
> Does anyone know how to capture a screen-shot under X-Windows ?
>
> I am using FVWM (under Linux). Is there a way to ask the X server
> (in this case XFree86) or the window manager (fvwm) to take a snapshot
> of the screen and save it as an image ? I looked at the manual of FVWM
> but couldn't find the answer.
>
> Please copy the answer to my email address! Thanks!
>
> Regards,
>
> -- Tristan Savatier (mailto:tristan_at_mpeg.org - http://www.mpeg.org)
> "My karma ran over my dogma"
>
xwd and xv are two programs that I know of that will allow you to `dump`
or `grab` the screen, respectively. xwd is strictly command line,
whereas xv is point and click.
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Received on Sun Sep 29 1996 - 04:12:54 BST