need a terminal command for screenshots

[wfriedwald]

Can someone give me some terminal commands to enable me to do the following:

1. save screenshots as JPEGs - rather than PNGs.

2. Also - to save them in this folder:

Annex5_14Tb/WF stuff/WF Pictures [5A]/screenshots

(attached is a screenshot of a screenshot to illustrate the folder hierarchy.)

thanks!

thanks as always, hey!

W

 

[auxbuss]

This changes the save-type to jpeg:

defaults write com.apple.screencapture type jpg

To revert to the default, use:

defaults delete com.apple.screencapture type

It's worth running this first to check the current settings for screen capture:

defaults read com.apple.screencapture

fwiw, to convert an image these days, you can use Finder's right-click/Quick Actions/Convert Image.

The easiest way to change the save location is via the screenshot options… no really ;-) You can find them via ⌘⇧5

 

[wfriedwald]

thanks very much! Here are the terminal results:


Last login: Sat Oct 21 09:14:36 on console


willfriedwald@Wills-MacBook-Air ~ % defaults read com.apple.screencapture


{


"last-analytics-stamp" = "719440414.296229";


"last-selection" = {


Height = 675;


Width = 1080;


X = 180;


Y = "112.5";


};


"last-selection-display" = 0;


location = "/Volumes/Annex5_14TB/WF Stuff/WF Pictures [5A]/screenshots";


"location-last" = "/Volumes/Annex5_14TB/WF Stuff/WF Pictures [5A]/screenshots";


target = file;


}


willfriedwald@Wills-MacBook-Air ~ %

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so YES, it DOES seem to work! thanks very much as always!

w

 

[Diskutant]

just in case fyi: cmd+shift+5 there you can set some these options without using the terminal

 

[bogdanw]

For those adverse to Terminal options easy to configure with OnyX or Deeper
https://titanium-software.fr/en/applications.html

 

[wfriedwald]

thank you guys for these very excellent suggestions!

PS: I was not familiar with ONYX - but it looks like a very useful utility. I shall give it a try! thanks!