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import [options] input-file
NAME
import - saves any visible window on an X server and outputs it as an image file. You can capture a single win-
dow, the entire screen, or any rectangular portion of the screen.
OVERVIEW
The import program is a member of the ImageMagick(1) suite of tools. Use it to capture some or all of an X
server screen and save the image to a file.
For more information about the import command, point your browser to file:///usr/share/doc/packages/ImageMag-
ick/www/import.html or http://www.imagemagick.org/script/import.php.
Run `import -help' to get a summary of the import command options.
SEE-ALSO
ImageMagick(1)
COPYRIGHT
Copyright (C) 1999-2006 ImageMagick Studio LLC. Additional copyrights and licenses apply to this software, see
http://www.imagemagick.org/script/license.php
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