Get a selection of the screen. - slop

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Get a selection of the screen. More information: GitHub - naelstrof/slop: slop (Select Operation) is an application that queries for a selection from the user and prints the region to stdout..

  • Wait for the user to make a selection and output its geometry to standard output:

slop

  • Double click, rather than click and drag, to draw a selection:

slop -D

  • Highlight the selection rather than outlining it:

slop -l

  • Specify the output format:

slop -f {{format_string}}

  • Specify the selection rectangle’s color:

slop -c {{red}},{{green}},{{blue}},{{alpha}}