XWD(1)                               BSD                                XWD(1)



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 formatted 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.

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), 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