Screen grab (option,shift,4) now saves file as png for default

Any way to save it off as pdf as a default? I'm not talking about the grab utility... Thanks!

If you are confident enough to use a Terminal command instead of third party software [which only invokes the Terminal commnd anyway]:
To save once again in PDF format instead of PNG format:   1. Open Terminal  2. Type the following:   defaults write com.apple.screencapture type pdf
3. Press Enter   To Remove this behavior and change the format back to png:   1. Open Terminal  2. Type the following:   defaults write com.apple.screencapture type png
3. Press Enter 

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