FBDUMP(1)

NAME
fbdump - Dumps the contents of the framebuffer to stdout as a PPM file

SYNOPSIS

fbdump [-fb <device>] [-vt <terminal>] [-delay <sec>]

DESCRIPTION

fbdump is a simple tool that captures the contents of the visible portion of the Linux framebuffer device and writes it to the standard output as a PPM file. In other words, it takes a screenshot of anything running on the framebuffer. It currently has fairly complete support for packed-pixel framebuffer types and also works with the VGA16 framebuffer driver.

OPTIONS

-fb device
    Path to the framebuffer device to dump. Default: /dev/fb0.

-vt terminal
    Bring virtual terminal number terminal to the foreground before dumping. Default: dump current foreground terminal.

-delay sec
    Wait sec seconds before dumping. Default: dump immediately.

--help
    Display usage and exit.

EXAMPLES

To dump the framebuffer as a PNG image: fbdump | pnmtopng > grab.png

COPYRIGHT

See the file /usr/doc/fbdump-0.4.2/COPYING for license information.

AUTHORS

fbdump was written by Richard Drummond <evilrich@rcdrummond.net>.

This man page written for the SlackBuilds.org project by B. Watson, and is licensed under the WTFPL.

SEE ALSO

The fbdump homepage: http://www.rcdrummond.net/fbdump/