Where Does grim Save Screenshots?
grim writes to the file you name, or a timestamped file in $GRIM_DEFAULT_DIR, Pictures, or the working directory.
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grim takes no config file; the output path is an argument every run. Name a file and it lands there, pass - and the PNG goes to stdout for pipes into wl-copy or satty.
Only the no-argument case picks for you: timestamped file under $GRIM_DEFAULT_DIR, else $XDG_PICTURES_DIR, else the working directory. Set GRIM_DEFAULT_DIR once and bare grim stops scattering files.
Where grim stores this, by platform
$GRIM_DEFAULT_DIR (else $XDG_PICTURES_DIR, else cwd)
Explicit path wins; - means stdout. Region picks come from slurp via -g "$(slurp)"; -o captures a named output, -c includes the cursor.
Frequently asked questions
I ran bare grim. Where did the screenshot go?
Run grim with no filename. It invents a timestamped PNG, trying $GRIM_DEFAULT_DIR first, then $XDG_PICTURES_DIR, then the current directory.
How do I screenshot straight to the clipboard?
Pass - as the filename: grim -g "$(slurp)" - | wl-copy grabs a region to the clipboard with no file anywhere.
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