Uploaded December 2021 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
Using a window manager and want to take screenshots? Tired of bloated programs with features you'll never ever use? Try scrot, a poorly-named but excellent command-line screenshot tool for Linux. I'll show you how to make screenshots, save them to a directory, clip a certain part of the screen, capture a single window, and bring it all together with a bash script.
Screenshot script: github.com/ericmurphyxyz/archrice/blob/master/.local/bin/screenshot
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0:00 Intro
1:20 Installation
1:58 Basic usage
2:42 Creating a screenshot script
3:46 Screenshotting an area of the screen
5:38 Screenshotting only the current window
6:20 Making a bash script
6:59 Setting keybindings
7:12 Additional options
7:53 Outro
Using a window manager and want to take screenshots? Tired of bloated programs with features you'll never ever use? Try scrot, a poorly-named but excellent command-line screenshot tool for Linux. I'll show you how to make screenshots, save them to a directory, clip a certain part of the screen, capture a single window, and bring it all together with a bash script.
Screenshot script: github.com/ericmurphyxyz/archrice/blob/master/.local/bin/screenshot
Watch my videos on Odysee: odysee.com/$/invite/@ericnmurphy:9
My website: https://ericmurphy.xyz
My GitHub: github.com/ericmurphyxyz
Get a VPS and host a website with Vultr: vultr.com/?ref=9005580-8H (affiliate link)
0:00 Intro
1:20 Installation
1:58 Basic usage
2:42 Creating a screenshot script
3:46 Screenshotting an area of the screen
5:38 Screenshotting only the current window
6:20 Making a bash script
6:59 Setting keybindings
7:12 Additional options
7:53 Outro
