XWD(1)                   USER COMMANDS                     XWD(1)



NAME
     xwd - dump an image of an X window

SYNOPSIS
     xwd [-debug] [-help] [-nobdrs] [-out  file]  [-xy]  [-frame]
     [-display display]

DESCRIPTION
     Xwd is an X  Window  System  window  dumping  utility.   Xwd
     allows X users to store window images in a specially format-
     ted dump file.  This file can then be read by various  other
     X  utilities  for  redisplay, printing, editing, formatting,
     archiving, image processing,  etc.   The  target  window  is
     selected  by  clicking the mouse in the desired window.  The
     keyboard bell is rung once at the beginning of the dump  and
     twice when the dump is completed.

OPTIONS
     -display display
             This argument allows you to specify  the  server  to
             connect to; see X(1).

     -help   Print out the `Usage:' command syntax summary.

     -nobdrs This argument specifies 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.

     -out file
             This argument allows the user to explicitly  specify
             the output file on the command line.  The default is
             to output to standard out.

     -xy     This option  applies  to  color  displays  only.  It
             selects  `XY'  format dumping instead of the default
             `Z' format.

     -add value
             This option specifies an signed value to be added to
             every pixel.

     -frame  This option indicates that the window manager  frame
             should be included when manually selecting a window.

ENVIRONMENT
     DISPLAY To get default host and display number.

FILES
     XWDFile.h
             X Window Dump File format definition file.



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SEE ALSO
     xwud(1), xpr(1), X(1)

COPYRIGHT
     Copyright 1988, Massachusetts Institute of Technology.
     See X(1) for a full statement of rights and permissions.

AUTHORS
     Tony Della Fera, Digital Equipment Corp., MIT Project Athena
     William F. Wyatt, Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory













































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