NAME

grab − extract run-length encoded files fron the Pixar frame buffer. 

DESCRIPTION

You may save and get pix files from the Pixar using the Pixar standalones gt and sv which will save files in Pixar format.  Rather than  convert them separately using i2p and p2i, you may get Alias format pix files from the Pixar in one operation using grab. 

USAGE

grab gets an image off the PIXAR monitor and stores it as runlength encoded RGB and ALPHA files. The whole screen or a portion of the screen may be saved. The format of the command is:
grab width height path filename
Width and height must be positive integers greater then 0 and less then 1024 and 768 respectively. The path and filename are used to create the pix and mask files, which will be overwritten if they exist. The process can take a couple of minutes to save the entire screen.
"grab" ignores SIGINT (^C) and SIGHUP (hanging up the terminal). If you really want to interrupt it, use SIGQUIT (^)
NOTE: There must be a PIXAR attached to the host for "grab" to function.

COMMENTS

Type grab -i to get the version number.  Old (unnumbered) versions will not be supported after this release. 

Version .1  —  December 29, 2021