cwebp:tldr:b161e

cwebp: Compress a WebP file and drop alpha channel information.

cwebp

$ cwebp ${path-to-image_file} -o ${path-to-output-webp} -noalpha

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This command is used to convert an image file to the WebP format using the cwebp utility tool. Here's a breakdown of the command:

cwebp: This is the command for executing the cwebp tool, which is a command-line utility provided by Google to encode images in the WebP format.
${path-to-image_file}: This should be replaced with the actual path or file name of the image you want to convert. It specifies the input image file that you want to convert to WebP format.
-o ${path-to-output-webp}: This option specifies the path or file name of the output WebP file that will be generated by the command. ${path-to-output-webp} should be replaced with the desired path or file name of the resulting WebP file.
-noalpha: This option is used to disable the encoding of alpha channel (transparency) in the WebP file. By using this option, the resulting WebP file will not have transparency information.

By running this command, you will convert the specified image file to the WebP format, save it to the specified output path, and exclude the alpha channel.

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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