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fswebcam

Small and simple webcam for *nix. More information: https://www.sanslogic.co.uk/fswebcam.
  • Take a picture:
    fswebcam {{filename}}
  • Take a picture with custom resolution:
    fswebcam -r {{width}}x{{height}} {{filename}}
  • Take a picture from selected device(Default is /dev/video0):
    fswebcam -d {{device}} {{filename}}
  • Take a picture with timestamp(timestamp string is formatted by strftime):
    fswebcam --timestamp {{timestamp}} {{filename}}

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