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vips [options] [command] [command-options] [command-args]

vips(1) is the VIPS universal main program. You can use it to run any VIPS operation from the command line, to query the VIPS class hierarchy, and to maintain parts of the VIPS library.

To run a VIPS operation, the first argument should be the name of the operation and following arguments should be the operation arguments. For example:

 $ vips invert lena.v lena2.v

-l BASE-NAME, --list=BASE-NAME

List operations below BASE-NAME. This prints a one-line summary of every operation in vips below the class BASE-NAME, where BASE-NAME may be a full vips class name, or a nickname.

If BASE-NAME is not supplied, this will list all classes below VipsOperation.

-p PLUGIN, --plugin=PLUGIN

Load PLUGIN. Note that plugins in $VIPSHOME/lib/vips-plugins-MAJOR.MINOR are  loaded automatically.

-v,  --version

Show VIPS version.

-c NAME, --completion NAME

Print completions for NAME

operation-name operation-arguments

Execute a named operation, for example add.

Run a vips operation. Operation options must follow the operation name.

 $ vips insert lena.v lena2.v out.v 0 0 --background "128 0 0"

Get a "usage" message for an operation.

 $ vips insert
 insert image @sub into @main at @x, @y
 usage:
    insert main sub out x y
 where:
    main         - Main input image, input VipsImage
    sub          - Sub-image to insert into main image, input VipsImage
    out          - Output image, output VipsImage
    x            - Left edge of sub in main, input gint  default: 0  min: -100000000, max: 100000000
    y            - Top edge of sub in main, input gint  default: 0  min: -100000000, max: 100000000
 optional arguments:
    expand       - Expand output to hold all of both inputs, input gboolean  default: false
    background   - Colour for new pixels, input VipsArrayDouble
 operation flags: sequential

List all draw operations.

 $ vips -l draw
   VipsDraw (draw), draw operations
     VipsDrawink (drawink), draw with ink operations
       VipsDrawRect (draw_rect), paint a rectangle on an image
       VipsDrawMask (draw_mask), draw a mask on an image
       VipsDrawLine (draw_line), draw a line on an image
       VipsDrawCircle (draw_circle), draw a circle on an image
       VipsDrawFlood (draw_flood), flood-fill an area
     VipsDrawImage (draw_image), paint an image into another image
     VipsDrawSmudge (draw_smudge), blur a rectangle on an image

returns 0 on success and non-zero on error.

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