barcode_gen is a command-line utility to generate barcodes as PNG, GIF or SVG.
This software uses the Rust library Barcoders as a backend. Please see https://github.com/buntine/barcoders for further information.
At the moment there is no setup procedure available. Just copy the corresponding binary and run it.
| Binary | Version | Description |
|---|---|---|
| barcode_gen | v1.0.0-beta | Binary for Linux x86-64 |
| barcode_gen.exe | v1.0.0-beta | Binary for Windows 7 x86 (64 bit) |
barcode_gen [OPTIONS] <TEXT-TO-ENCODE>
| Argument | Description |
|---|---|
-h, --help |
Prints help information |
-V, --version |
Prints version information |
-f, --file <NAME> |
Specifies the file to write to (if not given, STDOUT is used) |
--height <PIXELS> |
Specifies the height of the output image in pixels [default: 80] |
-o, --output <FORMAT> |
Specifies which output format to use [default: PNG] |
--savespace <SIZE> |
Specifies the size of the empty 'save space' on left and right of the barcode given in number of narrow bars [default: 0] |
-t, --type <BARCODE> |
Specifies which barcode type to generate [default: EAN13] |
--xdim <DIM> |
Specifies the width of the 'narrow' bars in pixels [default: 1] |
<TEXT-TO-ENCODE> |
Specifies the text to encode |
Supported barcode types are:
EAN13, EAN8, CODE39, CODE93, CODE11, CODE128, CODABAR, ITF (2 of 5 Interleaved), STF (2 of 5 Standard).
Supported output formats are:
PNG, GIF, SVG
Example: EAN13, PNG file
./barcode_gen 0000123456789 --file EAN13_0000123456789.png
Example: EAN8, save space, narrow bars witdh of 3 pixels, PNG file
./barcode_gen 12345678 --type EAN8 --file EAN8_12345678.png --savespace 10 --xdim 3
Example: CODE128, save space, narrow bars witdh of 3 pixels, PNG file
./barcode_gen "ÀBARCODE" --type CODE128 --file CODE128_BARCODE.png --savespace 10 --xdim 3
(À indicates a switch to codepage A)
Licensed under either of
- Apache License, Version 2.0, (LICENSE-APACHE or https://opensource.org/licenses/Apache-2.0)
- MIT license (LICENSE-MIT or http://opensource.org/licenses/MIT)
at your option.
Unless you explicitly state otherwise, any contribution intentionally submitted for inclusion in the work by you, as defined in the Apache-2.0 license, shall be dual licensed as above, without any additional terms or conditions.