From b8e0d8add81f9d71cfb62c0ff6f2e631a90b6a45 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: r1w1s1 Date: Sun, 14 Dec 2025 22:42:22 -0300 Subject: manpage: clarify stdout PPM output and usage --- xnap.1 | 12 ++++++------ 1 file changed, 6 insertions(+), 6 deletions(-) diff --git a/xnap.1 b/xnap.1 index d255c85..90b7088 100644 --- a/xnap.1 +++ b/xnap.1 @@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ xnap \- minimal X11 screenshot utility .IR n ] .SH DESCRIPTION .B xnap -captures screen contents from an X11 display and writes to a PPM6 image +captures screen contents from an X11 display and writes a PPM6 image to standard output. .PP By default, @@ -26,18 +26,18 @@ Capture the full root window; the whole screen. Capture the window currently under the pointer. .TP .BI \-s " N" -Capture screen N -.I n -as reported by the Xinerama extension. +Capture screen N as reported by the Xinerama extension. .SH OUTPUT .B xnap -writes a PPM (P6) image to stdout. +writes a binary PPM (P6) image to standard output (stdout). .SH USAGE Redirect output to a file or pipe it to another program: .PP .nf xnap > image.ppm -xnap \-f | converto... whatever.png +xnap -f > fullscreen.ppm +xnap -s 0 > screen0.ppm +xnap | convert ppm:- image.png .fi .SH ENVIRONMENT .TP -- cgit v1.2.3