adding date to filename (creating a quick screenshot button)

toaster.waffle · 04-26-2005, 10:07 PM

hey! as the subject suggests, i'm trying to make a screenshot button for my XFCE toolbar.

I make a launcher and add the lines:

import -window root /home/user/quick.png

It works great! But, I want to add the current time and date for three reasons:

1) organization
2) it doesn't overwrite the old "quick.png"
3) .. well organization i guess.

Can anyone help me? The only other thread i've found explains:

DATE=`date '+[add format here]'`... or something. I've tried that and then following it with:

ls > txt_$DATE.txt

but not as a launcher.

The DATE=.. thing doesn't work with a launcher.. it has an error saying file not found... but it seems to work in the console. I know i'm probably using more energy asking; but oh well

Can someone tell me how to add Date and/or time to my filenames while using import?

ahwkong · 04-27-2005, 12:33 AM

you would need to do some scripting...

put something like these

Code:

#!/bin/bash
d=`date +%Y%M%d`
import -window root /home/user/quick.$d.png

in a file says wincapture.sh

then run this script in your launcher ...

(the script is not tested)

elluva · 04-27-2005, 03:19 AM

indeed this is the way to do it, just dont forget to set the permission flags of the script to executable. If you dump it somewhere in your $PATH, e.g. /usr/local/bin, you can just call it by 'wincapture.sh' from anywhere anytime.

grtz,
elluva