screencapture
Utility to take screenshots and screen recordings. More information: https://ss64.com/osx/screencapture.html.
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Take a screenshot and save it to a file:
screencapture {{path/to/file.png}}
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Take a screenshot including the mouse cursor:
screencapture -C {{path/to/file.png}}
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Take a screenshot and open it in Preview, instead of saving:
screencapture -P
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Take a screenshot of a selected rectangular area:
screencapture -i {{path/to/file.png}}
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Take a screenshot after a delay:
screencapture -T {{seconds}} {{path/to/file.png}}
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Make a screen recording and save it to a file:
screencapture -v {{path/to/file.mp4}}
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