maim Command Examples

Screenshot utility. More information: https://github.com/naelstrof/maim.

• Capture a screenshot and save it to the given path:

maim {{path/to/screenshot.png}}

• Capture a screenshot of the selected region:

maim --select {{path/to/screenshot.png}}

• Capture a screenshot of the selected region and save it in the clipboard (requires xclip):

maim --select | xclip -selection clipboard -target image/png

• Capture a screenshot of the current active window (requires xdotool):

maim --window $(xdotool getactivewindow) {{path/to/screenshot.png}}