Simpleshot

Description

simpleShot is a simple tool to take quick screenshots and upload them so that you can share them easily.

Install

Often the dependencies are already installed on your system, but maybe you also need to install them:

Archlinux/Antergos/Manjaro

sudo pacman -S xclip imagemagick

Ubuntu/Linux Mint

sudo apt-get install xclip imagemagick

After that's done installing simpleShot is easy:

curl -s https://git.io/vPtHi | sh

Configuration

There is not much to configure but if you want to upload to an FTP server you need to edit your config file at ~/.simpleShot.gcfg. It should look like this:

[ftp]
url = http://screens.your-server.org/with/folder/
server = your-server.org
path = path/to/files
port = 21
user = youruser
pw = yourpassword

Note:
path is only needed if you don't want to save the files in the root directory of your web-server!

Usage

The command line interface:

$ simpleShot -h
NAME:
   simpleShot - Takes a screenshot, uploads it via FTP and copies the url into your clipboard!

USAGE:
   simpleShot [global options] command [command options] [arguments...]

VERSION:
   0.2.0

AUTHOR:
  Niklas Heer - <niklas.heer@gmail.com>

COMMANDS:
   help, h  Shows a list of commands or help for one command

GLOBAL OPTIONS:
   --select, -s                     Select the area for the screenshot.
   --upload, -u                     Reads the credentials under ~/.simpleShot.gcfg and uploads it.
   --quiet, -q                      Don't notify me!
   --debug, -d                      Enable debugging.
   --name-length, --nl "6"          Choose the length for the name generator.
   --name-alphabet, --na "alphanum" Choose the alphabet for the name generator.
   --folder, -f "screenshots"       Choose the directory where the screenshots are saved. (e.g. /home/nh/screenshots)
   --type, -t "jpg"                 Choose the format of the screenshot. (png, jpg...)
   --help, -h                       show help
   --version, -v                    print the version

Changelog

0.2.0 - 2015-01-24

Added

• The ability to define a path on the web-server was added to the .simpleShot.gcfg file. This parameter is optional!
• Added debugging messages for the --upload -u flag. If debugging of the FTP connection is needed.

0.1.0 - 2015-01-23

Added

• The --debug -d flag was added to easily display debugging messages. Probably only interesting for developing this tool.

Changed

• Renamed the --format -f flag to --type -t.
• Renamed the --directory -d flag to --folder -f.

0.0.1 - 2015-01-23

initial release.