segmented_screenshot.sh

#!/bin/bash

# make sure to install dependencies
# sudo apt-get install maim xclip

# if you want to make this action hotkeyable add the following lines to your
# .zshrc or .bashrc file

# alias segmented_screenshot='~/Linux-Setup-Scripts/scripts/take_segmented_screenshot.sh'
# bindkey -s '^x' 'segmented_screenshot\n' # this will bind segmented screenshot to ctrl + x
# bindsym Mod4+Shift+s exec ~/Linux-Setup-Scripts/scripts/take_segmented_screenshot.sh # binding for i3

# Take a screenshot of a selected area and save it to a temporary file
temp_file="/tmp/screenshot_$(date +%s).png"
maim -s "$temp_file"

# Check if the screenshot was taken successfully
if [ $? -eq 0 ]; then
    # Copy the image to clipboard
    xclip -selection clipboard -t image/png -i "$temp_file"
    echo "Screenshot taken and copied to clipboard"
    
    # Optionally, remove the temporary file
    rm "$temp_file"
else
    echo "Failed to take screenshot"
fi