NAME

xwd - dump an image of an X window

SYNOPSIS

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

DESCRIPTION

Xwd is an X Window System window dumping utility.  Xwd allows X users to store window images in a specially formated 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

-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. 

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

ENVIRONMENT

DISPLAY
To get default host and display number.

FILES

XWDFile.h
X Window Dump File format definition file.

SEE ALSO

xwud(1), xpr(1), xdpr(1), X(1)

COPYRIGHT

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

AUTHOR

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

X Version 11  —  1 March 1988