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scrot command overwrites screenshot

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Shubharthak

I am using LXDE and created a PrtSc hotkey that uses scrot to create a screenshot, but it's overwriting the file, again and again. I want it to create a new file every time I hit PrtSc. However, when I am pressing Shift+PrtSc to select the area to capture, it's creating a new file every time I am using it.

The command I used to create the hotkey is:

scrot '%Y-%m-%d_$wx$h_scrot.png' -e 'mv $f ~/Pictures/'
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Two simple options you can try:

  1. increase the time resolution so that files created at least 1s apart have distinct names:

    scrot '%Y-%m-%d-%H:%M:%S_$wx$h_scrot.png' -e 'mv $f ~/Pictures/'

  2. add a --backup=numbered option to the mv command:

    scrot '%Y-%m-%d_$wx$h_scrot.png' -e 'mv --backup=numbered $f ~/Pictures/'
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Shubharthak
Thanks Tried First solution and it worked!! Mad respect <3
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