#!/bin/bash # This script records video. # It also names files smartly to prevent overwrites. # Picks a file name for the output file based on availability: while [[ -f $HOME/video$n.mkv ]] do n=$((n+1)) done filename="$HOME/video$n.mkv" # The actual ffmpeg command: ffmpeg \ -f x11grab \ -s $(xdpyinfo | grep dimensions | awk '{print $2;}') \ -i :0.0 \ -c:v libx264 -qp 0 -r 30 $filename