shellshot 0.1.1

Transform your command-line output into clean, shareable images with a single command.
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**Transform your command-line output into clean, shareable images with a single command.**

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`Shellshot` is a fast, cross-platform tool written in Rust that captures terminal sessions and transforms them into polished screenshots. Perfect for documentation, presentations, social media, or showcasing terminal workflows.

## Features


- **Beautiful Rendering**: High-quality image generation with customizable window decorations
- **ANSI Support**: Correctly renders ANSI colors, styles, and formatting.
- **Clipboard Integration**: Copy screenshots directly to your clipboard with one flag
- **Command Execution**: Execute commands and capture their output automatically
- **Customizable**: Adjust window decorations, colors, padding, and output filename.
- **Cross-Platform**: Works on Windows and Linux

## Installation


```bash
cargo install shellshot
```

## Usage Examples


### Basic Usage


```bash
shellshot echo "Hello from ShellShot!"
```

This will execute the command, capture its output, and generate an image file named `out.png` in the current directory.

![echo example](docs/echo_example.png)

```bash
shellshot ping -c 5 localhost
```

![ping example](docs/ping_example.png)

### Command Options


#### `--no-decoration`


Remove window decorations (title bar and control buttons):

```bash
shellshot --no-decoration echo "Hello, World!"
```

#### `--decoration <style>` / `-d`


Specify the decoration style (default: `classic`):

```bash
shellshot --decoration classic ls -la
```

#### `--filename` / `-f`


Specify a custom output filename:

```bash
shellshot --filename my-screenshot.png cargo build
shellshot --filename screenshots/build.png cargo test
```

#### `--clipboard`


Copy the screenshot directly to your clipboard:

```bash
shellshot --clipboard git status
```

### Examples


```bash
shellshot echo "Hello, Shellshot!"
shellshot --decoration classic ls --color=always
shellshot --filename docs/example.png cargo --version
shellshot --clipboard git log --oneline -5
shellshot --no-decoration python --version
```

## Known Issues


- Shellshot uses Rust’s standard library `Command` to capture command output. This means the output might not exactly match what you would see in a real terminal.
- On **Windows**, the captured command output may have **decoding issues with accented or special characters** because `cmd.exe` does not use UTF-8 by default.
- `std::process::Command` is **not compatible with shell pipelines or redirections** (e.g., `ls | grep txt` will not work as expected). You would need to run a shell explicitly to handle these.
- Some commands that rely on interactive terminal features may not display correctly in the generated images.
- Not all ANSI codes are fully implemented, so some complex formatting, colors, or cursor movements may not render perfectly.