iec16022 - Man Page

iec16022 [options]

This manual page documents briefly the iec16022 command.

iec16022 generates 2d barcodes conforming to the ISO/IEC 16022 standard (which is also known as Data Matrix and Semacode).

These programs follow the usual GNU command line syntax, with long options starting with two dashes (`-'). A summary of options is included below.

-s,  --size WxH

Sets the size of the generated barcode.

-c,  --barcode text

Specifies the text to be encoded.

--ecc 000|050|080|100|140|200

Sets the type of ecc to be used (default: 200).

-i,  --infile filename

Read input data from file.

-o,  --outfile filenmae

Save output to file (instead of standard output).

-f,  --format Text|UTF-8|EPS|Bin|Hex|Stamp|PNG

Set the output type.

-?,  --help

Show summary of options.

--usage

Show short overview of options.

To produce a DataMatrix barcode for foobar in PNG format you need the following arguments:

iec16022 -f PNG -c foobar -o foobar.png

iec16022 was written by Adrian Kennard, Andrews & Arnold Ltd.

This manual page was written by Jan Luebbe <jluebbe@lasnet.de>, for the Debian project (but may be used by others).