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N-R-K authored Dec 28, 2024
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If you are interested in helping scrot, read the [CONTRIBUTING.md](CONTRIBUTING.md) file.

## Installing ##

scrot is available in the official repository of many linux/BSD distributions.
It is recommended to use the system package manager for installing scrot.
For example, Debian users can run the following command to install scrot:

```console
$ sudo apt install scrot
```

A list of repositories that package scrot is
[available here](https://repology.org/project/scrot/versions).
If your distribution does not package scrot, you may also build scrot from
source by following the build instructions below.

## Building ##

This section describes the steps to build and install scrot.
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$ ./autogen.sh clean
```

Debian users can install scrot from their package manager:
```console
$ sudo apt install scrot
```

Bash and Zsh completion scripts are available in [etc/](./etc).
Distro packagers are encouraged to install them to the appropriate directory.

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