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[Example Usage | Option Summary]

Use the import program to capture some or all of an X server screen and save the image to a file. See Command Line Processing for advice on how to structure your import command or see below for example usages of the command.

We list a few examples of the import command here to illustrate its usefulness and ease of use. To get started, lets import an image in the JPEG format:

  import rose.jpg

To capture the entire X server screen in the Postscript image format:

  import -window root screen.ps

You can find additional examples of using import in Graphics from the Command Line. Further discussion is available in More Graphics from the Command Line and Examples of ImageMagick Usage.

The import command recognizes these options. Click on an option to get more details about how that option works.

The import command recognizes these options. Click on an option to get more details about how that option works.

The import command recognizes these options. Click on an option to get more details about how that option works.

The import command recognizes these options. Click on an option to get more details about how that option works.

The import command recognizes these options. Click on an option to get more details about how that option works.

The import command recognizes these options. Click on an option to get more details about how that option works.

The import command recognizes these options. Click on an option to get more details about how that option works.

The import command recognizes these options. Click on an option to get more details about how that option works.

The import command recognizes these options. Click on an option to get more details about how that option works.

The import command recognizes these options. Click on an option to get more details about how that option works.

The import command recognizes these options. Click on an option to get more details about how that option works.

The import command recognizes these options. Click on an option to get more details about how that option works.

The import command recognizes these options. Click on an option to get more details about how that option works.

The import command recognizes these options. Click on an option to get more details about how that option works.

The import command recognizes these options. Click on an option to get more details about how that option works.

The import command recognizes these options. Click on an option to get more details about how that option works.

The import command recognizes these options. Click on an option to get more details about how that option works.

The import command recognizes these options. Click on an option to get more details about how that option works.

The import command recognizes these options. Click on an option to get more details about how that option works.

The import command recognizes these options. Click on an option to get more details about how that option works.

The import command recognizes these options. Click on an option to get more details about how that option works.

The import command recognizes these options. Click on an option to get more details about how that option works.

The import command recognizes these options. Click on an option to get more details about how that option works.