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title = "Taking screenshots on Wayland with Grim and Slurp"
date = 2023-01-18
draft = false

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categories = ["Linux"]

[extra]
author = "Emil Miler"
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I have done some experimenting with dwl on Wayland, which requires a change of my x11 setup. This article quickly expalins how to replace the old [Shotgun and Slop](@/posts/taking-screenshots-with-shotgun-and-slop/index.md) for a simple Wayland alternative.

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This replacement is very similar to the original combo. What you need is `grim` for screenshots, `slurp` for area selection and `wl-clipboard` for clipboard features.

```sh
grim -g "$(slurp -d)" - | tee /home/$USER/scrot/$(date +'%F_%T').png | wl-copy
```

The `-d` option in `slurp` just shows us the selection dimensions, which is a neat feature.

More interesting examples, such as a simple color picker, can me found at [Grim examples](https://sr.ht/~emersion/grim/#example-usage).
