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+#!/bin/sh
+
+if [ ! -x "$(command -v tesseract)" ] ; then
+    echo "No tesseract executable"
+    exit 1
+fi
+if [ ! -x "$(command -v scrot)" ] ; then
+    echo "No scrot executable"
+    exit 1
+fi
+
+TEMP_FILE=$(mktemp --suffix .png)
+L=${1:-eng}
+trap "rm $TEMP_FILE" EXIT
+
+scrot --select --quality 100 --overwrite "$TEMP_FILE"
+mogrify -modulate 100,0 -resize 400% "$TEMP_FILE"
+tesseract -l $L "$TEMP_FILE" - 2>/dev/null | sed '//d' | xclip -sel clip