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<p>Use the <kbd>import</kbd> program to capture some or all of an X server screen and save the image to a file. See <a href="../www/command-line-processing.html">Command Line Processing</a> for advice on how to structure your <kbd>import</kbd> command or see below for example usages of the command.</p>

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<p>We list a few examples of the <kbd>import</kbd> command here to illustrate its usefulness and ease of use.  To get started, lets import an image in the JPEG format:</p>

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  import rose.jpg
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<p>To capture the entire X server screen in the Postscript image format:</p>

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  import -window root screen.ps
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<p>You can find additional examples of using <kbd>import</kbd> in <a href="http://www-106.ibm.com/developerworks/library/l-graf/?ca=dnt-428" target="1208709106">Graphics from the Command Line</a>.  Further discussion is available in  <a href="http://www-106.ibm.com/developerworks/library/l-graf2/?ca=dgr-lnxw15GraphicsLine" target="994793256">More Graphics from the Command Line</a> and <a href="http://www.cit.gu.edu.au/~anthony/graphics/imagick6" target="2089960629">Examples of ImageMagick Usage</a>.</p>

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<p>The <kbd>import</kbd> command recognizes these options.  Click on an option to get more details about how that option works.</p>

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    <th align="left">Option</th>
    <th align="left">Description</th>
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    <td><a href="../www/command-line-options.html#adjoin" target="magick-options">&ndash;adjoin</a></td>
    <td>join images into a single multi-image file</td>
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    <td><a href="../www/command-line-options.html#annotate" target="magick-options">&ndash;annotate <em class="option">geometry text</em></a></td>
    <td>annotate the image with text</td> 
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    <td><a href="../www/command-line-options.html#border" target="magick-options">&ndash;border</a></td>
    <td>include image borders in the output image</td>
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    <td><a href="../www/command-line-options.html#channel" target="magick-options">&ndash;channel <em class="option">type</em></a></td>
    <td>apply option to select image channels</td>
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    <td><a href="../www/command-line-options.html#colors" target="magick-options">&ndash;colors <em class="option">value</em></a></td>
    <td>preferred number of colors in the image</td>
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    <td><a href="../www/command-line-options.html#colorspace" target="magick-options">&ndash;colorspace <em class="option">type</em></a></td>
    <td>alternate image colorspace</td>
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    <td><a href="../www/command-line-options.html#comment" target="magick-options">&ndash;comment <em class="option">string</em></a></td>
    <td>annotate image with comment</td>
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    <td><a href="../www/command-line-options.html#compress" target="magick-options">&ndash;compress <em class="option">type</em></a></td>
    <td>image compression type</td>
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    <td><a href="../www/command-line-options.html#contrast" target="magick-options">&ndash;contrast</a></td>
    <td>enhance or reduce the image contrast</td>
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    <td><a href="../www/command-line-options.html#crop" target="magick-options">&ndash;crop <em class="option">geometry</em></a></td>
    <td>preferred size and location of the cropped image</td>
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    <td><a href="../www/command-line-options.html#debug" target="magick-options">&ndash;debug <em class="option">events</em></a></td>
    <td>import copious debugging information</td>
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    <td><a href="../www/command-line-options.html#define" target="magick-options">&ndash;define <em class="option">format:option</em></a></td>
    <td>define one or more image format options</td>
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    <td><a href="../www/command-line-options.html#delay" target="magick-options">&ndash;delay <em class="option">value</em></a></td>
    <td>import the next image after pausing</td>
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    <td><a href="../www/command-line-options.html#density" target="magick-options">&ndash;density <em class="option">geometry</em></a></td>
    <td>horizontal and vertical density of the image</td>
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    <td><a href="../www/command-line-options.html#depth" target="magick-options">&ndash;depth <em class="option">value</em></a></td>
    <td>image depth</td>
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    <td><a href="../www/command-line-options.html#despeckle" target="magick-options">&ndash;descend</a></td>
    <td>obtain image by descending window hierarchy</td>
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    <td><a href="../www/command-line-options.html#display" target="magick-options">&ndash;display <em class="option">server</em></a></td>
    <td>get image or font from this X server</td>
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    <td><a href="../www/command-line-options.html#dispose" target="magick-options">&ndash;dispose <em class="option">method</em></a></td>
    <td>GIF disposal method</td>
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    <td><a href="../www/command-line-options.html#dither" target="magick-options">&ndash;dither</a></td>
    <td>apply Floyd/Steinberg error diffusion to image</td>
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    <td><a href="../www/command-line-options.html#encoding" target="magick-options">&ndash;encoding <em class="option">type</em></a></td>
    <td>text encoding type</td>
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    <td><a href="../www/command-line-options.html#endian" target="magick-options">&ndash;endian <em class="option">type</em></a></td>
    <td>endianness (MSB or LSB) of the image</td>
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    <td><a href="../www/command-line-options.html#frame" target="magick-options">&ndash;frame</a></td>
    <td>include window manager frame</td>
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    <td><a href="../www/command-line-options.html#geometry" target="magick-options">&ndash;geometry <em class="option">geometry</em></a></td>
    <td>preferred size or location of the image</td>
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    <td><a href="../www/command-line-options.html#gravity" target="magick-options">&ndash;gravity <em class="option">type</em></a></td>
    <td>horizontal and vertical text placement</td>
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    <td><a href="../www/command-line-options.html#help" target="magick-options">&ndash;help</a></td>
    <td>print program options</td>
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    <td><a href="../www/command-line-options.html#identify" target="magick-options">&ndash;identify</a></td>
    <td>identify the format and characteristics of the image</td>
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    <td><a href="../www/command-line-options.html#interlace" target="magick-options">&ndash;interlace <em class="option">type</em></a></td>
    <td>type of image interlacing scheme</td>
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    <td><a href="../www/command-line-options.html#label" target="magick-options">&ndash;label <em class="option">name</em></a></td>
    <td>assign a label to an image</td>
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    <td><a href="../www/command-line-options.html#limit" target="magick-options">&ndash;limit <em class="option">type value</em></a></td>
    <td>pixel cache resource limit</td>
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    <td><a href="../www/command-line-options.html#log" target="magick-options">&ndash;log <em class="option">format</em></a></td>
    <td>format of debugging information</td>
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    <td><a href="../www/command-line-options.html#monitor" target="magick-options">&ndash;monitor</a></td>
    <td>monitor progress</td>
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    <td><a href="../www/command-line-options.html#monochrome" target="magick-options">&ndash;monochrome</a></td>
    <td>transform image to black and white</td>
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    <td><a href="../www/command-line-options.html#negate" target="magick-options">&ndash;negate</a></td>
    <td>replace every pixel with its complementary color </td>
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    <td><a href="../www/command-line-options.html#page" target="magick-options">&ndash;page <em class="option">geometry</em></a></td>
    <td>size and location of an image canvas (setting)</td>
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    <td><a href="../www/command-line-options.html#quality" target="magick-options">&ndash;quality <em class="option">value</em></a></td>
    <td>JPEG/MIFF/PNG compression level</td>
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    <td><a href="../www/command-line-options.html#quiet" target="magick-options">&ndash;quiet</a></td>
    <td>suppress all error or warning messages</td>
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    <td><a href="../www/command-line-options.html#repage" target="magick-options">&ndash;repage <em class="option">geometry</em></a></td>
    <td>size and location of an image canvas</td>
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    <td><a href="../www/command-line-options.html#resize" target="magick-options">&ndash;resize <em class="option">geometry</em></a></td>
    <td>resize the image</td>
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    <td><a href="../www/command-line-options.html#rotate" target="magick-options">&ndash;rotate <em class="option">degrees</em></a></td>
    <td>apply Paeth rotation to the image</td>
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    <td><a href="../www/command-line-options.html#sampling-factor" target="magick-options">&ndash;sampling-factor <em class="option">geometry</em></a></td>
    <td>horizontal and vertical sampling factor</td>
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    <td><a href="../www/command-line-options.html#scene" target="magick-options">&ndash;scene <em class="option">value</em></a></td>
    <td>image scene number</td>
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    <td><a href="../www/command-line-options.html#screen" target="magick-options">&ndash;screen</a></td>
    <td>select image from root window</td>
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    <td><a href="../www/command-line-options.html#set" target="magick-options">&ndash;set <em class="option">attribute value</em></a></td>
    <td>set an image attribute</td>
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    <td><a href="../www/command-line-options.html#sharpen" target="magick-options">&ndash;silent</a></td>
    <td>operate silently, i.e. don't ring any bells</td>
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    <td><a href="../www/command-line-options.html#strip" target="magick-options">&ndash;strip</a></td>
    <td>strip image of all profiles and comments</td>
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    <td><a href="../www/command-line-options.html#support" target="magick-options">&ndash;support <em class="option">factor</em></a></td>
    <td>resize support: > 1.0 is blurry, &lt; 1.0 is sharp</td>
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    <td><a href="../www/command-line-options.html#trim" target="magick-options">&ndash;trim</a></td>
    <td>trim image edges</td>
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    <td><a href="../www/command-line-options.html#update" target="magick-options">&ndash;type <em class="option">type</em></a></td>
    <td>image type</td>
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    <td><a href="../www/command-line-options.html#verbose" target="magick-options">&ndash;verbose</a></td>
    <td>print detailed information about the image</td>
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    <td><a href="../www/command-line-options.html#version" target="magick-options">&ndash;version</a></td>
    <td>print version information</td>
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    <td><a href="../www/command-line-options.html#virtual-pixel" target="magick-options">&ndash;virtual-pixel <em class="option">method</em></a></td>
    <td>access method for pixels outside the boundaries of the image</td>
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    <td><a href="../www/command-line-options.html#write" target="magick-options">&ndash;window <em class="option">id</em></a></td>
    <td>select window with this id or name</td>
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