Screenshot ctl: maim-based script to take a screenshot of current monitor, area or all monitors

monitorshot2.sh

#!/bin/sh
# mode can be:
# prtsc = do full screenshot of current screen, save to folder
# ctrl+prtsc = area-grab, to clipboard
# ctrl+shift+prtscr = area-grab, save
# win+prtsc = all screens, save
mode=$1
save_folder=$2
img_path=${save_folder}/$(date +"%b_%d_%H-%M-%S").png
maim_command="maim --hidecursor"
notify_cmd="notify-send -a scrn_ctl -i applets-screenshooter"

current_screen() {
    # original author: naelstrof
    # https://gist.github.com/naelstrof/f9b74b5221cdc324c0911c89a47b8d97
    MONITORS=$(xrandr | grep -o '[0-9]*x[0-9]*[+-][0-9]*[+-][0-9]*')
    # Get the location of the mouse
    XMOUSE=$(xdotool getmouselocation | awk -F "[: ]" '{print $2}')
    YMOUSE=$(xdotool getmouselocation | awk -F "[: ]" '{print $4}')

    for mon in ${MONITORS}; do
        # Parse the geometry of the monitor
        MONW=$(echo "${mon}" | awk -F "[x+]" '{print $1}')
        MONH=$(echo "${mon}" | awk -F "[x+]" '{print $2}')
        MONX=$(echo "${mon}" | awk -F "[x+]" '{print $3}')
        MONY=$(echo "${mon}" | awk -F "[x+]" '{print $4}')
        # Use a simple collision check
        if [ $((XMOUSE)) -ge $((MONX)) ]; then
            if [ $(( XMOUSE )) -le $((MONX+MONW)) ]; then
                if [ $((YMOUSE)) -ge $((MONY)) ]; then
                    if [ $((YMOUSE)) -le $((MONY+MONH)) ]; then
                        # We have found our monitor!
                        maim -g "${MONW}x${MONH}+${MONX}+${MONY}" "${img_path}"
                        printf "%s" "${img_path}" | xclip -selection clipboard
                        ${notify_cmd} "OK" "Current monitor saved to location\n${save_folder}\nThe file path is in the clipboard"
                        exit 0
                    fi
                fi
            fi
        fi
    done
}

area_c() {
    ${maim_command} --select | xclip -selection clipboard -t image/png
    ${notify_cmd} "Area saved to clipboard"
}

area_s() {
    ${maim_command} --select > "${img_path}"
    printf "%s" "${img_path}" | xclip -selection clipboard
    ${notify_cmd} "Area saved to location\n${save_folder}\nThe file path is in the clipboard"
}

all_screens() {
    ${maim_command} > "${img_path}"
    ${notify_cmd} "All screens image saved to location ${save_folder}"
}

case "$mode" in
    "current_screen") current_screen ;;
    "area_c") area_c ;;
    "area_s") area_s ;;
    "all_screens") all_screens ;;
    *) echo "please select a mode"; exit;;
esac

exit 1

Added extra space to work properly with "-g". Using with maim v5.5.3

added xclip to copy the path of saved screenshot into clipboard; fixed shellcheck warnings