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NAME

6       vips - run vips operations from the command line
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SYNOPSIS

9       vips [options] [command] [command-options] [command-args]
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DESCRIPTION

12       vips(1)  is  the VIPS universal main program. You can use it to run any
13       VIPS operation from the command line, to query the VIPS function  data‐
14       base, and to maintain parts of the VIPS library.
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16       To  run  a  VIPS function, the first argument should be the name of the
17       function and following arguments should be the function parameters. For
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20         $ vips im_invert lena.v lena2.v
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OPTIONS

24       -p PLUGIN, --plugin=PLUGIN
25              Load PLUGIN. Note that plugins in $VIPSHOME/lib are loaded auto‐
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29       -v, --version
30              Show VIPS version.
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COMMANDS

34       list PACKAGE
35              List  operations  defined  in  PACKAGE.  PACKAGE  can  also   be
36              "classes", "packages" or "all".
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40              Print  C++  header  for  PACKAGE. PACKAGE can also be a function
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45              Print C++ binding for PACKAGE. PACKAGE can also  be  a  function
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49       operation-name operation-arguments
50              Execute  a named operation, for example im_invert, or add. Names
51              prefixed with "im_" are called via the  vips7  interface,  names
52              without the prefix use the new vips8 interface.
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EXAMPLES

56       Run  a  vips7  operation.  The vips7 interface does not suport optional
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59         $ vips im_invert lena.v lena2.v
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61       Run a vips8 operation. Operation  options  must  follow  the  operation
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64         $ vips add --imtest=option.jpg lena.v lena2.v out.v
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66       Get a "usage" message for an operation
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68         $ vips add
69         VipsAdd (add), add two images
70           add left right out
71         where:
72           left :: VipsImage (input)
73           right :: VipsImage (input)
74           out :: VipsImage (output)
75         optional arguments:
76           imtest :: VipsImage (input)
77           booltest :: gboolean (input)
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RETURN VALUE

81       returns 0 on success and non-zero on error.
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SEE ALSO

84       header(1)
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87       The National Gallery and Birkbeck College, 1989-1996.
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