iec16022 - program to generate 2d barcodes iec16022 [ options ] This manual page documents briefly the iec16022 command.

iec16022 generates 2d barcodes conforming to the ISO/IEC 16022 standard (which is also known as Data Matrix and Semacode).

These programs follow the usual GNU command line syntax, with long options starting with two dashes (`-'). A summary of options is included below.

-s, --size WxH Sets the size of the generated barcode.

-c, --barcode text Specifies the text to be encoded.

--ecc 000|050|080|100|140|200 Sets the type of ecc to be used (default: 200).

-i, --infile filename Read input data from file.

-o, --outfile filenmae Save output to file (instead of standard output).

-f, --format Text|UTF-8|EPS|Bin|Hex|Stamp|PNG Set the output type.

-?, --help Show summary of options.

--usage Show short overview of options.

To produce a DataMatrix barcode for foobar in PNG format you need the following arguments:

iec16022 -f PNG -c foobar -o foobar.png

iec16022 was written by Adrian Kennard, Andrews & Arnold Ltd.

This manual page was written by Jan Luebbe <jluebbe@lasnet.de>, for the Debian project (but may be used by others).