#!/bin/bash

# Select a region of the screen and perform OCR to it.  Save text in clipboard.

savepath="/tmp/screenshot_ocr.sh.d"
filename="$HOSTNAME-$(date -Iseconds | tr -d ':-').png"
tesseract_options="-l eng"

_init() {
    if [ ! -d "$savepath" ]; then
        mkdir -p "$savepath"
    fi
    cd /tmp/screenshot_ocr.sh.d
}

_init
# screenshot region of screen
shotgun -g $(hacksaw) "$filename"
# exit if previous command was unsuccessful
test $? -ne 0 && exit
# perform OCR and save to clipboard
tesseract $tesseract_options $filename - | xclip -selection "clipboard"
rm $filename