Thanks Richard, That is the kind of thing I was looking for. And yes, it's one of the reasons I'm liking plan 9. Each piece does one thing we'll.
Chris On Nov 23, 2016, at 11:06 AM, Richard Miller <9f...@hamnavoe.com> wrote: >> I'm working on some documentation and would like to include a portion of the >> screen in a particular window. What's a good way to take the shot but also >> snip out the piece that I'm interested in? > > Making a screenshot is one of those delightful examples of > the elegant simplicity of Plan 9: > > cat /dev/screen >screenshot.pic > > To select a rectangle from an image you can use crop(1) > >