debian man page for fbgrab

Query: fbgrab

OS: debian

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FBGRAB(1)							   fbgrab manual							 FBGRAB(1)

NAME
fbgrab - takes a screenshot using the framebuffer device
SYNOPSIS
fbgrab [option...] png-file fbgrab -?
DESCRIPTION
fbgrab is a wrapper around fbcat which emulates the behaviour of Gunnar Monell's fbgrab utility.
OPTIONS
fbgrab accepts the following options: -c N Grab the /dev/ttyN virtual terminal. Note This option might require root privileges (or CAP_SYS_TTY_CONFIG capability). -C N Switch to the /dev/ttyN virtual terminal, then wait a few seconds before grabbing it. Note This option might require root privileges (or CAP_SYS_TTY_CONFIG capability). -d fb-device Use the fb-device framebuffer device. By default, the device name is taken from the FRAMEBUFFER environment variable. If it is unset or empty, the default is /dev/fb0. -i Enable PNG interlacing. -s N Sleep N seconds before making the screenshot or switching virtual terminals. -? Display help and exit.
UNSUPPORTED OPTIONS
The following options of Gunnar Monell's fbgrab are recognized but not supported: -f fb-dump-file -b N -w N -h N
SEE ALSO
png(5), fbcat(1)
COPYRIGHT
Copyright (C) 2009, 2011 Jakub Wilk fbgrab 0.3 05/14/2012 FBGRAB(1)
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