Re: [newbie] graphics q

[A V Flinsch]

On Saturday 31 March 2001 17:40, you wrote:
> A V Flinsch wrote:
> > Anyone know of a console command to convert a bmp to a jpg?
> > Situation is as follows:
> > Windows box on network generating bmp's to a shared linux
> > directory
> >
> > I want a cron script to convert the bmp's to jpg's
> >
> > I could do it manually, via gimp or some other utility, but
> > I really want a cmd line version that could be scripted.
>
> A Vconvert

I was looking for somethinkg like bmp2xxx , but that did it, and more...

-- 
Alex
Kernel Panic is General Failure's second in command

Re: [newbie] graphics q

[Alan Shoemaker]

Alan Shoemaker wrote:
> A V Flinsch wrote:
> > Anyone know of a console command to convert a bmp to a
> > jpg? Situation is as follows:
> > Windows box on network generating bmp's to a shared linux
> > directory
> >
> > I want a cron script to convert the bmp's to jpg's
> >
> > I could do it manually, via gimp or some other utility,
> > but I really want a cmd line version that could be
> > scripted.
>
> A Vconvert

AlexI read my own reply when it arrived back in my mail 
and thought maybe I was a little terse, sorry.

The command you're looking for is convert, which is one of 
the several included in the ImageMagick package.
-- 
Alan