bin/shot: Add working helper utility

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diff --git a/bin/shot b/bin/shot
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+#!/bin/sh
+set -eu
+
+usage() {
+	cat <<-'EOF'
+		Usage:
+		  shot [-m]
+		  shot -h
+	EOF
+}
+
+help() {
+	cat <<-'EOF'
+
+
+		Options:
+		  -m            use the mouse to select the region to screen shot
+		  -h, --help    show this message
+
+
+		Take a screenshot.  The default is to print the whole screen, but
+		the "-m" can be given to select only a part of the screen.
+
+		The screenshots are saved to ~/Downloads/Screenshots/
+
+
+		Examples:
+
+		  Take screenshot of the full screen:
+
+		    $ shot
+
+
+		  Select the region of the screenshot:
+
+		    $ shot -m
+	EOF
+}
+
+
+for flag in "$@"; do
+	case "$flag" in
+		--)
+			break
+			;;
+		--help)
+			usage
+			help
+			exit
+			;;
+		*)
+			;;
+	esac
+done
+
+OPTS=
+while getopts 'mh' flag; do
+	case "$flag" in
+		m)
+			OPTS='-s'
+			;;
+		h)
+			usage
+			help
+			exit
+			;;
+		*)
+			usage >&2
+			exit 2
+			;;
+	esac
+done
+shift $((OPTIND - 1))
+
+TEMPLATE=~/Downloads/Screenshots/%Y-%m-%dT%H:%M:%S.png
+
+scrot $OPTS "$TEMPLATE"
+msg -D "screenshot saved on ~/Downloads/Screenshots/"