Revise the screenshot shell script

.scripts/maim-screenshot.sh

@@ -3,7 +3,9 @@
 # Simply captures an image with regional selection.
 
 # Here are the dependencies needed to successfully 
-# run this script:
+# run this script (as of creating this script):
+# * cat (version 8.31; also unlikely to be missing)
+# * slop (version 7.4)
 # * maim (version 5.5.3)
 # * date (version 8.31)
 
@@ -13,30 +15,85 @@ green="\u001b[32m"
 reset="\u001b[0m"
 
 function error_cleanup() {
-    rm "$pic_filepath"    
+    # rm "$pic_filepath"    
     printf "$red An error occurred on line $1\n $reset"
 }
 
-delay=0
+help_section="
+Simply captures a screenshot with maim.
 
-if [[ -n "$1" || "$1" -gt 0 ]]; then
-    delay=$1
-fi
+Usage: $0 [-o/--output <OUTPUT_PATH>] [-s/--select] 
+[-d/--delay <SECONDS>] [--help]
+
+Options:
+--help - show the help section
+-s, --select - set the screenshot capture to selection mode
+-d, --delay <SECONDS> - set a delay for the capture 
+                        (in <SECONDS> seconds)
+-o, --output <OUTPUT_PATH> - set the output path for the picture;
+                             when given no output, the picture will 
+                             be moved to \$PICTURES_DIRECTORY (or 
+                             at \$HOME/Pictures if it's missing)
+"
 
 # setting up a exit trap in case of error
 trap 'error_cleanup $LINENO' ERR
 
-pic_directory=${PICTURES_DIRECTORY:-"$HOME/Pictures"}
+while [[ $# -gt 0 ]]
+do
+    case $1 in 
+        -h|--help)
+            echo "$help_section"
+            exit 0;;
+        -d|--delay)
+            DELAY="$2"
+            shift
+            shift;;
+        -s|--select)
+            SELECT=1
+            shift;;
+        -o|--output)
+            OUTPUT="$2"
+            shift
+            shift;;
+        *)
+            shift;;
+    esac
+done
 
-date_format=$(date +%F-%H-%M-%S)
+set -- "${POSITIONAL[@]}" # restore positional parameters
 
-pic_filepath="$pic_directory/$date_format.png" 
+if [[ -n "$OUTPUT" ]]; then
+    pic_filepath=$OUTPUT
+else
+    pic_directory=${PICTURES_DIRECTORY:-"$HOME/Pictures"}
+    date_format=$(date +%F-%H-%M-%S)
 
-if [[ $delay -gt 0 ]]; then
-    notify-send "Delayed screenshot" "A delayed screenshot is about to be taken in $delay seconds." --expire-time=$(( ($delay * 1000) - 1000))
+    pic_filepath="$pic_directory/$date_format.png"
 fi
 
-maim_process=$(maim $pic_filepath --hidecursor --delay=$delay)
+echo "$pic_filepath"
+maim_command="maim $pic_filepath "
+
+if [[ $SELECT -eq 1 ]]; then
+    geometry_coordinates=$(slop)
+
+    if [[ -z $geometry_coordinates ]]; then
+        exit 1;
+    fi
+
+    maim_command+="--geometry=$geometry_coordinates "
+
+    if [[ -n $OUTPUT ]]; then
+        pic_filepath="$pic_directory/$date_format-$geometry_coordinates.png"
+    fi
+fi
+
+if [[ $DELAY -gt 0 ]]; then
+    maim_command+="--delay=$DELAY "
+    notify-send "Delayed screenshot" "A delayed screenshot is about to be taken in $DELAY seconds." --expire-time=$(( ($DELAY * 1000) - 1000 ))
+fi
+
+maim_process=$($maim_command)
 
 notify-send "Screenshot taken" "It is saved at $pic_filepath."
-

.scripts/maim-selection-screenshot.sh

@@ -1,49 +0,0 @@
-#!/bin/sh
-
-# Simply captures an image with regional selection.
-
-# Here are the dependencies needed to successfully 
-# run this script (as of creating this script):
-# * slop (version 7.4)
-# * maim (version 5.5.3)
-# * date (version 8.31)
-
-# setting up variables for the color
-red="\u001b[31m"
-green="\u001b[32m"
-reset="\u001b[0m"
-
-function error_cleanup() {
-    rm "$pic_filepath"    
-    printf "$red An error occurred on line $1\n $reset"
-}
-
-# setting up a exit trap in case of error
-trap 'error_cleanup $LINENO' ERR
-
-delay=0
-
-if [[ -n "$1" || "$1" -gt 0 ]]; then
-    delay=$1
-fi
-
-pic_directory=${PICTURES_DIRECTORY:-"$HOME/Pictures"}
-
-geometry_coordinates=$(slop)
-
-if [[ -z $geometry_coordinates ]]; then
-   exit 1;
-fi
-
-date_format=$(date +%F-%H-%M-%S)
-
-pic_filepath="$pic_directory/$date_format-$geometry_coordinates.png"
-
-if [[ $delay -gt 0 ]]; then
-    notify-send "Delayed screenshot" "A delayed screenshot is about to be taken in $delay seconds." --expire-time=$(( ($delay * 1000) - 1000 ))
-fi
-
-maim_process=$(maim $pic_filepath --hidecursor --delay=$delay --geometry=$geometry_coordinates)
-
-notify-send "Screenshot taken" "It is saved at $pic_filepath."
-