screencapture

SafeTake screenshots

screencapture -i <file.png>

Screenshots from the CLI: -i selects a region, -w a window, -T delays — scriptable for docs.

Examples

screencapture -T 5 delayed.pngFull screen after 5 s

Syntax

screencapture [-i] [-w] [-T sec] <file>

Before you run it

Capture only.

Related commands

openOpen files/URLs
pbcopy / pbpasteClipboard (Mac)

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