gyazo-gif-for-linux.sh

gistfile1.txt

#!/bin/bash

# Delay before starting
DELAY=1

# Beep to let one know when recording is about to start (and ends)
beep() {
    echo -e "\007" > /dev/`who | awk '{print $2}'` &
}

# Duration and output file
if [ $# -gt 0 ]; then
    D="--duration=$@"
else
    echo Default recording duration 10s to /tmp/recorded.gif
    D="--duration=10 /tmp/recorded.gif"
fi

# xrectsel from https://github.com/lolilolicon/xrectsel
ARGUMENTS=$(xrectsel "--x=%x --y=%y --width=%w --height=%h") || exit -1

echo Delaying $DELAY sec
onds. After that, byzanz will start
for (( i=$DELAY; i>0; --i )) ; do
    echo $i
    sleep 1
done
beep
byzanz-record --verbose --delay=0 ${ARGUMENTS} $D --cursor
beep

# Upload to gyazo