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6 flameshot - Powerful yet simple-to-use screenshot software
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9 flameshot [arguments] [flameshot-options]
10 flameshot gui [gui options]
11 flameshot launcher
12 flameshot full [fullscreen capture options]
13 flameshot screen [screen-options]
14 flameshot config [config options]
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17 This manual page documents briefly the flameshot command as provided by
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20 flameshot is a screenshot tool that aims to be powerful yet simple-to-
21 use. Its notable features include customizable appearance, in-app
22 screenshot editing, D-Bus interface, tray icon support, experimental
23 GNOME/KDE Wayland support, integration with Imgur and support for both
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26 Besides the brief information about flameshot here, The detailed usage
27 of flameshot is documented in the README.md file distributed alongside
28 this software. Typically you may find this file under
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32 This section lists some of the most common usage of flameshot via com‐
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36 Start flameshot and have it running in background. If enabled,
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41 Capture with GUI.
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43 flameshot gui -p /path/to/captures
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50 Open a launcher dialog for advanced screenshot, such as custom
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54 Shows help for flameshot full subcommand.
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56 flameshot full -p /path/to/captures -d 5000
57 Fullscreen capture with custom save path (no GUI) and time de‐
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61 Fullscreen capture with custom savepath copying to clipboard.
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64 Define the screen to capture. Will capture the screen containing
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68 Shows help for flameshot screen subcommand.
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86 Upstream project homepage: <https://flameshot.org/>.
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89 flameshot was initially written by lupoDharkael ⟨izhe@hotmail.es⟩.
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91 This manual page is written by Boyuan Yang ⟨byang@debian.org⟩ for the
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