FabIO-Convert

Purpose:

fabio-convert is a portable image converter based on FabIO library. It best work when converting single-frame files from one format to another. For multi-frame files, the best is to use the Python API.

Usage:

fabio-convert [-h] [-V] [-v] [--debug] [-l] [-o OUTPUT] [-F FORMAT] [-f] [-n] [--remove-destination] [-u] [-i] [--dry-run] [IMAGE …]

Positional arguments:

IMAGE

Input file images

Options:

-h, --help

show this help message and exit

-V, --version

output version and exit

-v, --verbose

show information for each conversions

--debug

show debug information

Main arguments:

-l, --list

show the list of available formats and exit

-o OUTPUT, --output OUTPUT

output file or directory

-F FORMAT, --output-format FORMAT

output format

Optional behaviour arguments:

-f, --force

if an existing destination file cannot be opened, remove it and try again (this option is ignored when the -n option is also used)

-n, --no-clobber

do not overwrite an existing file (this option is ignored when the -i option is also used)

--remove-destination

remove each existing destination file before attempting to open it (contrast with –force)

-u, --update

copy only when the SOURCE file is newer than the destination file or when the destination file is missing

-i, --interactive

prompt before overwrite (overrides a previous -n option)

--dry-run

do everything except modifying the file system

Return code:

  • 0 means a success.

  • 1 means the conversion contains a failure,

  • 2 means there was an error in the arguments