How Do I Print a Terminal Screen in Linux?
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How do I take a screenshot in Linux terminal?

The most basic way of taking a screenshot from the command is simply by typing scrot and pushing enter. You don’t even have to be in a proper terminal emulator window for this to work. If you hold down Alt and F2 or the Windows or Super key and R to get a run dialog box, then you can simply type scrot and push enter.

How do I print screen in Linux?

You can take a screenshot of the entire screen by pushing the “Print Screen” (PrtSc) button on your keyboard. To get a screenshot of only the active window, use Alt-PrtSc. This is easier than using the Gnome “Take Screenshot” tool.

Sophia Al-Mansoor

Sophia Al-Mansoor

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