diff --git a/screenshot.sh b/screenshot.sh
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+#!/usr/bin/env zsh
+
+local maim_args=("-f" "png")
+local outfile="screenshot--$(date +'%F_%k-%M-%S').png"
+
+case "${1}" in;
+    '-root')
+        maim ${maim_args} "${outfile}"
+        ;;
+    '-select' | *)
+        maim ${maim_args} -s "${outfile}"
+        ;;
+esac