save an image from clipboard into file using command line

[Piter_]

can save an image from clipboard into file using command line?
may be image magic?
Thanks.

[BKJ]

try scrot or image magic. here is a simple quick and dirty script using either one of them:

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#!/bin/bash

# Screenshot script

# Variables
TIMESTAMP=$(date '+%m-%d-%Y-[%I:%M:%S]')

# Command
## Imagemagick
import -quality 100 -silent $HOME/screenshot-$TIMESTAMP.png
## Scrot
#scrot -q40 -sd5 $HOME/screenshot-$TIMESTAMP.png


Either one of those will let you select either a window or region. Hope this helps.

[sjukfan]

Have a look here http://linuxtidbits.wordpress.com/2008/ ... clipboard/ Seems like xclip may do what you're looking for.

[Piter_]

Thank you guys.
I know about command line printscreen command, It is binded to my prtscr key in awesome window manager.
But it makes copy of screen and i need a copy of some selected part, for example picture from pdf.
The problem with xclip is that it works only with text, or at least I have not managed to make it work with image.

But i think i have found the solution:
http://stackoverflow.com/questions/1868 ... d-with-x11