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Date:      04 Aug 2003 16:00:55 -0400
From:      Lowell Gilbert <freebsd-questions-local@be-well.no-ip.com>
To:        stan <stanb@panix.com>
Cc:        Free BSD Questions list <freebsd-questions@freebsd.org>
Subject:   Re: easy screen dumps?
Message-ID:  <44smohw5u0.fsf@be-well.ilk.org>
In-Reply-To: <20030804185937.GA17616@teddy.fas.com>
References:  <20030804185937.GA17616@teddy.fas.com>

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stan <stanb@panix.com> writes:

> I need a few screen dumps to include in a bit of documentation for some of
> my FreeBSD systems. 
> 
> Sugestions as to an easy way to get these from my X sesion would be
> appreciated.
> 
> I have used xgrab in the past, but while the port builds, and the front end
> runs fine, the back end (xgrabsc) just core dumps on a recent STABLE build
> :-(
> 
> I'm remebering xwd, but i cna remeber how to convert it's, output to
> something useful.

xwud(1) can use it directly, and there are various options for
converting it into something else; I've used xwdtopnm(1), from the
netpbm port, for example, although I usually have xv installed, so I
usually use that for screen grabs.



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