xwd(1X) xwd(1X)
NAME
xwd - dump an image of an X window
SYNOPSIS
xwd [-debug] [-help] [-nobdrs] [-out file] [-xy] [-frame] [-add value] [-root | -id id | -name name] [-icmap] [-screen] [-display display]
OPTIONS
This argument allows you to specify the server to connect to; see X(1X). Print out the Usage: command syntax summary. This argument spec-
ifies that the window dump should not include the pixels that compose the X window border. This is useful in situations where you may wish
to include the window contents in a document as an illustration. This argument allows the user to explicitly specify the output file on
the command line. The default is to output to standard out. This option applies to color displays only. It selects `XY' format dumping
instead of the default `Z' format. This option specifies an signed value to be added to every pixel. This option indicates that the win-
dow manager frame should be included when manually selecting a window. This option indicates that the root window should be selected for
the window dump, without requiring the user to select a window with the pointer. This option indicates that the window with the specified
resource id should be selected for the window dump, without requiring the user to select a window with the pointer. This option indicates
that the window with the specified WM_NAME property should be selected for the window dump, without requiring the user to select a window
with the pointer. Normally the colormap of the chosen window is used to obtain RGB values. This option forces the first installed colormap
of the screen to be used instead. This option indicates that the GetImage request used to obtain the image should be done on the root win-
dow, rather than directly on the specified window. In this way, you can obtain pieces of other windows that overlap the specified window,
and more importantly, you can capture menus or other popups that are independent windows but appear over the specified window.
DESCRIPTION
The xwd utility is an X Window System window dumping utility. xwd allows X users to store window images in a specially formatted dump
file. This file can then be read by various other X utilities for redisplay, printing, editing, formatting, archiving, image processing,
and so forth. The target window is selected by clicking the pointer in the desired window. The keyboard bell is rung once at the beginning
of the dump and twice when the dump is completed.
ENVIRONMENT
To get default host and display number.
FILES
X Window Dump File format definition file.
SEE ALSO
xwud(1X), xpr(1X), X(1X)
AUTHORS
Tony Della Fera, Digital Equipment Corp., MIT Project Athena; William F. Wyatt, Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory
xwd(1X)
