qrencode - Encode input data in a QR Code and save as a PNG or EPS image.
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Copyright
Copyright (C) 2006-2018 Kentaro Fukuchi.
qrencode 4.1.1 Aug. 28, 2020 QRENCODE(1)
Description
Libqrencode is a library for encoding data in a QR Code symbol, a kind of 2D symbology that can be
scanned by handy terminals such as a mobile phone with CCD. The capacity of QR Code is up to 7000 digits
or 4000 characters, and has high robustness.
Qrencode is a utility software using libqrencode to encode string data in a QR Code and save as a PNG or
EPS image.
Examples
qrencode-lL-v1-ooutput.png'Hello,world!'
encode into a symbol version 1, level L.
qrencode-iSv1--output=output.png
read standard input and encode it into a structured-appended symbols in case-insensitive mode.
qrencode-S-v40-lL-rbigfile.txt-ooutput.png
read input data from bigfile.txt and encode into a symbol version 40, level L.
Micro Qr Code
With Micro QR Code, You can embed data in a smaller area than with QR Code, but the data capacity is
strongly limited. The symbol versions range from Version 1 to 4.
Name
qrencode - Encode input data in a QR Code and save as a PNG or EPS image.
Options
-h,--help
display help message.
-oFILENAME,--output=FILENAME
write image to FILENAME. If '-' is specified, the result will be output to standard output. If -S
is given, structured symbols are written to FILENAME-01.png, FILENAME-02.png, ... (suffix is
removed from FILENAME, if specified)
-rFILENAME,--read-from=FILENAME
read input data from FILENAME.
-sNUMBER,--size=NUMBER
specify the size of dot (pixel). (default=3)
-l{LMQH},--level={LMQH}
specify error correction level from L (lowest) to H (highest). (default=L)
-vNUMBER,--symversion=NUMBER
specify the minimum version of the symbol. See SYMBOL VERSIONS for more information.
(default=auto)
-mNUMBER,--margin=NUMBER
specify the width of margin. (default=4)
-dNUMBER,--dpi=NUMBER
specify the DPI of the generated PNG. (default=72)
-t{PNG,PNG32,EPS,SVG,XPM,ANSI,ANSI256,ASCII,ASCIIi,UTF8,UTF8i,ANSIUTF8,ANSIUTF8i,ANSI256UTF8}--type={PNG,PNG32,EPS,SVG,XPM,ANSI,ANSI256,ASCII,ASCIIi,UTF8,UTF8i,ANSIUTF8,ANSIUTF8i,ANSI256UTF8}
specify the type of the generated image. (default=PNG)
-S,--structured
make structured symbols. Version number must be specified with '-v'.
-k,--kanji
assume that the input text contains kanji (shift-jis).
-c,--casesensitive
encode lower-case alphabet characters in 8-bit mode. (default)
-i,--ignorecase
ignore case distinctions and use only upper-case characters.
-8,--8bit
encode entire data in 8-bit mode. -k, -c and -i will be ignored.
-M,--micro
encode in a Micro QR Code. See MICRO QR CODE for more information.
--rle enable run-length encoding for SVG.
--svg-path
use single path to draw modules for SVG.
--inline
only useful for SVG output, generates an SVG without the XML tag.
--foreground=RRGGBB[AA]--background=RRGGBB[AA]
specify foreground/background color in hexadecimal notation. 6-digit (RGB) or 8-digit (RGBA) form
are supported. Color output support available only in PNG, EPS and SVG.
--strict-version
disable automatic version number adjustment. If the input data is too large for the specified
version, the program exits with the code of 1.
-V,--version
display the version number and copyrights of the qrencode.
--verbose
display verbose information to stderr.
[STRING]
input data. If it is not specified, data will be taken from standard input.
Resources
Main Web Site: https://fukuchi.org/works/qrencode/
Source code repository: https://github.com/fukuchi/libqrencode/
Symbol Versions
The symbol versions of QR Code range from Version 1 to Version 40. Each version has a different module
configuration or number of modules, ranging from Version 1 (21 x 21 modules) up to Version 40 (177 x 177
modules). Each higher version number comprises 4 additional modules per side by default. See
http://www.qrcode.com/en/about/version.html for a detailed version list.
Synopsis
qrencode [-o FILENAME] [OPTION]... [STRING]
