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#!/usr/bin/env bash
# Dependencies: tesseract-ocr imagemagick scrot xsel
SCR_IMG=`mktemp`
trap "rm $SCR_IMG*" EXIT
scrot -s $SCR_IMG.png
mogrify -modulate 100,0 -resize 400% $SCR_IMG.png #should increase detection rate
tesseract $SCR_IMG.png $SCR_IMG &> /dev/null
cat $SCR_IMG.txt | xsel -bi
exit
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