Spectacle - create custom shorcut

[efe-robots]

Hi, everyone
First post here.

Goal: to create a shortcut for 1) take a screenshot of a selected area, 2) make Spectacle save it to clipboard, and 3) close the window of Spectacle after that

What I've tried:

• spectacle -b -c (it does what I want, except that it takes the full window)
• spectacle -r -c (it opens the window, I can select the area, but then I have to select manually "copy" and close the window
• spectacle -b -r -c (does the same)

Any tips on which command line could do that? Or another software that could do that?
If I find a command line, then I can create a custom shortcut for that.

Thank you!!!!

[claydoh]

too many dashes

spectacle -brc

[efe-robots]

thank you

That keeps doing the same: Spectacle opens, I select the area, BUT then I have to manually click on save and manually close spectacle's window.
I want it to close by it self, as soon as I select the area
Do you know a way around?

[skyfishgoo]

you need to add the -o switch and give it a file name.

spectacle -brco ~/Desktop/mumf2

[claydoh]

Ahh maybe it's been improved since early 2024?
It did exactly what you wanted for me when I tested.


I'll bet I instinctively clicked inside the box after adjusting the area, or hit enter or whatever. I'm afk, though.
I definitely did not manually save or close the app, I never need to do that, normally.