CONVERT Commands Cheat Sheet
Here is a cli commands cheat sheet for CONVERT command, you can use this as a quick reminder for basic commands with a brief description for each of the commands.
What is CONVERT command?
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# To convert a file from jpg to pdf
convert original.jpg converted.pdf
# To resize an image to a fixed width and proportional height:
convert original.jpg -resize 100x converted.jpg
# To resize an image to a fixed height and proportional width:
convert original.jpg -resize x100 converted.jpg
# To resize an image to a fixed width and height:
convert original.jpg -resize 100x100 converted.jpg
# To resize an image and simultaneously change its file type:
convert original.jpg -resize 100x converted.png
# To resize all of the images within a directory:
for file in `ls original/image/path/`;
do new_path=${file%.*};
new_file=`basename $new_path`;
convert $file -resize 150 converted/image/path/$new_file.png;
done
# To convert an N page pdf to N images (will autonumber):
convert -density 150 arch1.pdf -quality 80 'output.jpg'
# To convert an N page pdf to N images with explicit filename formatting:
convert -density 150 arch1.pdf -quality 80 'output-%d.jpg'
Check out the CONVERT command documentation .
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