zbarimg1zbarimgscan and decode bar codes from image file(s)
zbarimgimagezbarimgDescriptionFor each specified
image file
zbarimg scans the image for bar codes and
prints any decoded data to stdout. Images may optionally be
displayed to the screen.The underlying library currently supports EAN-13 (including
UPC and ISBN subsets), EAN-8, DataBar, DataBar Expanded, Code 128,
Code 93, Code 39, Codabar, Interleaved 2 of 5 and QR Code symbologies.
The specific type of each detected symbol is printed with the decoded
data.Note that "image"
in this context refers to any format supported by ImageMagick,
including many vector formats such as PDF and PostScript. Keep in
mind that vector formats are rasterized before scanning; manually
rasterize vector images before scanning to avoid unintentionally
corrupting embedded barcode bitmaps.OptionsThis program follows the usual GNU command line syntax.
Single letter options may be bundled, long options start with two
dashes (`-').
&refcommonoptions;
Ouput points of the polygon containing the code bar.
Using a format compatible with The <polygon> element
of the Scalable Vector Graphics (SVG) markup languageQuiet operation; only output decoded symbol data.
specifically this disables the statistics line printed (to
stderr) before exiting, as well as the warning message
printed (also to stderr) when no barcodes are found in an
imageEnable/disable display of subsequent
image files,
until next or
is encountered. This option
may appear multiple times to enable display of specific
images. Image display is disabled by defaultEnable/disable result output using an XML format.
This format wraps the raw data from the symbol with
information about the scan (such as page indices) in an
easy to parse format. The latest schema is available from
.Enable raw symbol data output. This format prints symbol
data separated by newlines without the additional symbology type
information that is printed by defaultExamplesScan a PNG image of a UPC bar code symbol and pass
resulting data to a script that searches for the code in a
database and does something useful with it:
zbarimgproduct.png | upcrpc.py
The upcrpc.py example script included in the
examples/ subdirectory of the distribution
will make an XMLRPC call to a popular internet UPC database and
print the product description if found.Scan a JPEG image containing several barcodes and display
the image in a window, also disabling recognition of Interleaved 2
of 5 codes to prevent confusion with other symbologies or
background noise:
zbarimglabel.jpgLook in a scanned document only for Code 39, using XML
output format so the page numbers are available. To enable only
Code 39, first all symbologies are disabled, then Code 39 is
re-enabled:
zbarimgscan.tiffExit Statuszbarimg returns an exit code to indicate the
status of the program execution. Current exit codes are:0Barcodes successfully detected in all images. Warnings may
have been generated, but no errors.1An error occurred while processing some image(s). This
includes bad arguments, I/O errors and image handling errors from
ImageMagick.2ImageMagick fatal error.3The user quit the program before all images were scanned.
Only applies when running in interactive mode
(with )4No barcode was detected in one or more of the images. No
other errors occurred.See AlsoBugsSee