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screencapture

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

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