i3scrot

simple command-line utility to take screenshots on i3wm. can upload the screenshot to an image hosting service for easy sharing.

PS: it uploads to 0x0.st by default.

Installation

git clone /~https://github.com/sh7ven/i3-screenshot
cd i3-screenshot
./install.sh

Dependencies:

• maim
• xclip
• curl (optional)

Usage

USAGE: ./i3scrot [TYPE] [OPTIONS]

TYPE:
--window 	-w		-- capture a particular window.
--full		-f		-- capture the entire screen. (:0)
--selection	-s		-- select a rectangle to capture.


OPTIONS:
--upload 	-u		-- upload the image to a hosting service for easy sharing.
--service			-- (TODO) image hosting service
--verbose	-v 		-- make the curl operations verbose

Examples

take a screenshot of the entire screen and upload it:

./i3scrot --full --upload
./i3scrot  -f     -u

take a screenshot of a selection, and be verbose:

./i3scrot --selection --verbose
./i3scrot  -s          -v

With i3

~/.config/i3/config
-------------------

bindsym Print       exec --no-startup-id /usr/bin/i3scrot -f
bindsym Alt+Print   exec --no-startup-id /usr/bin/i3scrot -w
bindsym Shift+Print exec --no-startup-id /usr/bin/i3scrot -s

TODOs

• a GUI + daemon
• multi monitor
• curl flags (secret, retention time etc)
• support for different image hosting services