chafa:tldr:5c7c9

chafa: Render a monochrome image with only braille characters.

chafa

$ chafa -c none --symbols braille ${filename}

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The command "chafa -c none --symbols braille ${filename}" runs the chafa program with specific options and arguments to perform a specific task on the given file.

Here is a breakdown of each component of the command:

"chafa": This is the name of the program being executed. Chafa is an image-to-text converter that generates ASCII/Unicode art from image files.
"-c none": This option specifies the output color mode. In this case, "none" indicates that no additional color transformation should be applied to the output.
"--symbols braille": This option sets the symbol set used for the output. "Braille" refers to the Unicode Braille Patterns, which represent tactile dots used in braille characters. Chafa can use these symbols to generate a text representation of the input image.
${filename}: This is a placeholder for the actual filename or path of the image file you want to convert. You need to replace "${filename}" with the actual file name or path when running the command.

Overall, the command is used to execute chafa and convert the specified image file into a text representation using Braille symbols, without applying additional colors to the output.

This explanation was created by an AI. In most cases those are correct. But please always be careful and never run a command you are not sure if it is safe.

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