CentOS - Jan 2017 - Question on /usr/bin/import for CentOS 7

On Fri, 13 Jan 2017 15:18:42 -0500
Jerry Geis wrote:

Centos 7/Mate

 import -silent -window root screen.png

I got a screenshot showing my current desktop.

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On Fri, Jan 13, 2017 at 3:34 PM, Frank Cox <theatre at
melvilletheatre.com>
wrote:
> -window root

Just curious, are you running as root?

On Fri, 13 Jan 2017 15:45:46 -0500
fred roller wrote:
> > -window root
> 
> 
> Just curious, are you running as root?
In that context -window root means the root window, i.e. your desktop.  Nothing
to do with the root user.

See this for clarification:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Root_window

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On Fri, Jan 13, 2017 at 3:45 PM, fred roller <fredroller66 at gmail.com>
wrote:
> Just curious, are you running as root?
>
nvm, head was somewhere else.