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Created June 18, 2024 20:56
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  1. stenuto created this gist Jun 18, 2024.
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    #!/bin/bash

    # Check if interval argument is provided
    if [ -z "$1" ]; then
    echo "Usage: $0 -int <interval_in_seconds>"
    exit 1
    fi

    # Extract the interval value
    interval=$2
    counter=1

    while true; do
    # Take a fullscreen screenshot and save it to the current directory with a sequential name
    screencapture -x ./${counter}.png

    # Increment the counter
    ((counter++))

    # Wait for the specified interval
    sleep "$interval"
    done