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bash-i3-screenshot-tool
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| #! /bin/bash | |
| # | |
| # Wrapper script for taking a screenshot on i3 with fancy settings :) | |
| readonly maim_cmd="maim --select --highlight --color=0,0.5,0.6,0.5" | |
| readonly xclip_cmp="xclip -selection clipboard -t image/png" | |
| readonly default_save_dir="$HOME/Downloads" | |
| case "$1" in | |
| 'file') | |
| default_filename="Screenshot at $(date '+%Y-%m-%d %H:%M:%S').png" | |
| temp_save_path="$(mktemp "$default_filename.XXXX")" | |
| $maim_cmd > "$temp_save_path" | |
| if [ $? -ne 0 ]; then | |
| exit 1 | |
| fi | |
| save_path="$(zenity \ | |
| --file-selection \ | |
| --save \ | |
| --filename="$default_save_dir/$default_filename")" | |
| if [ $? -ne 0 ]; then | |
| # Fallback to saving to the clipboard if they cancelled chosing a | |
| # file. | |
| cat "$temp_save_path" | $xclip_cmp | |
| rm "$temp_save_path" | |
| exit | |
| fi | |
| mv "$temp_save_path" "$save_path" | |
| ;; | |
| 'clipboard' | '') | |
| $maim_cmd | $xclip_cmp | |
| ;; | |
| *) | |
| echo 'Usage: screenshot [file|clipboard]' | |
| ;; | |
| esac | |
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