NAME
img2term - Display images in your 256 color terminal (kinda)
SYNOPSIS
img2term [options] [file...]
Options:
--help|-h brief help message
--scale|-s scale image by the given ratio
--x_scale|-x scale image to x 'pixels' wide
--no_scale|-n do not scale the image at all
--utf8|-u use utf8 half-blocks for pixels
Image data can be piped to STDIN in place of providing a file.
Images larger than the current terminal in columns will be automatically scaled to fit unless specified.
OPTIONS
- --help|-h
-
Prints a brief help message and exits.
- --scale|-s
-
Scales the provided image by the provided decimal ratio before printing. Superscedes --x_scale.
- --x_scale|-x
-
Scales the provided image width to match the provided integer in 'pixels'. Scales the image height proportionally. Superscedes --no_scale.
- --no_scale|-n
-
Disables automatic scaling of the provided image data.
- --utf8|-u
-
Uses utf8 'half-block' characters to effectlivy double the resolution in the terminal. May not display properly and depends on the font used.
DESCRIPTION
img2term is a part of the Image::Term256Color distribution and acts as a thin wrapper around the module to display image data on 256 color terminals.
EXAMPLES
Display a classy octocat:
curl http://octodex.github.com/images/class-act.jpg | img2term | less -R