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<refentry xml:id="zbarcam"
xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink">
<refmeta>
<refentrytitle>zbarcam</refentrytitle>
<manvolnum>1</manvolnum>
</refmeta>
<refnamediv>
<refname>zbarcam</refname>
<refpurpose>scan and decode bar codes from a video device
</refpurpose>
</refnamediv>
<refsynopsisdiv>
<cmdsynopsis>
<command>zbarcam</command>
<arg><option>-qv</option></arg>
<arg><option>--quiet</option></arg>
<arg><option>--nodisplay</option></arg>
<arg><option>--xml</option></arg>
<arg><option>--verbose<arg>=<replaceable
class="parameter">n</replaceable></arg></option></arg>
<arg><option>--prescale=<replaceable
class="parameter">W</replaceable>x<replaceable
class="parameter">H</replaceable></option></arg>
<arg><option>-S<optional><replaceable
class="parameter">symbology</replaceable>.</optional><replaceable
class="parameter">config</replaceable><optional>=<replaceable
class="parameter">value</replaceable></optional></option></arg>
<arg><option>--set <optional><replaceable
class="parameter">symbology</replaceable>.</optional><replaceable
class="parameter">config</replaceable><optional>=<replaceable
class="parameter">value</replaceable></optional></option></arg>
<arg><replaceable class="parameter">device</replaceable></arg>
</cmdsynopsis>
<cmdsynopsis>
<command>zbarcam</command>
<group choice="req">
<arg choice="plain"><option>-h</option></arg>
<arg choice="plain"><option>--help</option></arg>
<arg choice="plain"><option>--version</option></arg>
</group>
</cmdsynopsis>
</refsynopsisdiv>
<refsection>
<title>Description</title>
<para><command>zbarcam</command> scans a video4linux video source
(eg, a webcam) for bar codes and prints any decoded data to the
standard output. The video stream is also displayed to the
screen. </para>
<para><replaceable class="parameter">device</replaceable> is the
path to the video4linux (version 1 or 2) character device special
file (major number 81 and minor number 0 thru 63). It defaults to
<filename>/dev/video0</filename></para>
<para>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.</para>
</refsection>
<refsection>
<title>Options</title>
<para>This program follows the usual GNU command line syntax.
Single letter options may be bundled, long options start with two
dashes (`-').</para>
<variablelist>
&refcommonoptions;
<varlistentry>
<term><option>-q</option></term>
<term><option>--quiet</option></term>
<listitem>
<simpara>Quiet operation; disable the audible beep otherwise
emitted when a symbol is decoded</simpara>
</listitem>
</varlistentry>
<varlistentry>
<term><option>--nodisplay</option></term>
<listitem>
<simpara>Disable output video window. Video input will be
scanned until the program is interrupted or otherwise
signaled</simpara>
</listitem>
</varlistentry>
<varlistentry>
<term><option>--xml</option></term>
<listitem>
<simpara>Stream results using an XML output format. This
format wraps the raw data from the symbol with information
about the scan in an easy to parse format. The latest
schema is available from <link xlink:href="http://zbar.sourceforge.net/2008/barcode.xsd"/></simpara>
</listitem>
</varlistentry>
<varlistentry>
<term><option>--raw</option></term>
<listitem>
<simpara>Use raw symbol data output format. This format
prints symbol data separated by newlines without the
additional symbology type information that is printed by
default</simpara>
</listitem>
</varlistentry>
<varlistentry>
<term><option>--prescale=<replaceable
class="parameter">W</replaceable>x<replaceable
class="parameter">H</replaceable></option></term>
<listitem>
<simpara>Request video input scaling from the camera driver.
Possibly useful for reducing huge frames to achieve a higher
frame rate. Note that the driver may adjust or completely
ignore the scaling request</simpara>
</listitem>
</varlistentry>
</variablelist>
</refsection>
<refsection>
<title>Examples</title>
<para>Scan for barcodes using the second video device and pipe the
resulting data through a script that searches for each code in a
database and does something useful with them:
<screen><command>zbarcam</command> <filename>/dev/video1</filename> | <command>upcrpc.py</command></screen>
The <command>upcrpc.py</command> example script included in the
<filename>examples/</filename> subdirectory of the distribution
will make an XMLRPC call to a popular internet UPC database and
print the product description if found.</para>
<para>Scan for barcodes using the default video device and stream
results to stdout in XML format, also disable recognition of
Interleaved 2 of 5 codes to prevent confusion with other
symbologies or background noise:
<screen><command>zbarcam</command> <option>--xml</option> <option>-Si25.disable</option></screen>
</para>
<para>Scan only for Code 39, without using the preview window -
maybe for a fixed installation. To enable only Code 39, first all
symbologies are disabled, then Code 39 is re-enabled:
<screen><command>zbarcam</command> <option>--nodisplay</option> <option>-Sdisable</option> <option>-Scode39.enable</option></screen>
</para>
</refsection>
<refsection>
<title>Exit Status</title>
<para><command>zbarcam</command> returns an exit code to indicate the
status of the program execution. Current exit codes are:</para>
<variablelist>
<varlistentry>
<term>0</term>
<listitem>
<para>Successful program completion.</para>
</listitem>
</varlistentry>
<varlistentry>
<term>1</term>
<listitem>
<para>An error occurred. This includes bad arguments and I/O
errors.</para>
</listitem>
</varlistentry>
<varlistentry>
<term>2</term>
<listitem>
<para>A fatal error occurred.</para>
</listitem>
</varlistentry>
</variablelist>
</refsection>
<refsection>
<title>See Also</title>
<para><xref linkend="zbarimg"/></para>
<para><link xlink:href="http://zbar.sf.net/"/></para>
</refsection>
<refsection>
<title>Bugs</title>
<para>See <link xlink:href="http://sf.net/tracker/?group_id=189236&atid=928515"/></para>
</refsection>
</refentry>
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