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jpegtran:tldr:6ae50
jpegtran: Convert the image to grayscale.
$ jpegtran -grayscale ${path-to-image-jpg} > ${path-to-output-jpg}
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The command “jpegtran” is a command-line utility for manipulating JPEG files. It is often used to apply transformations and optimizations to JPEG images.
In the given command:
- "jpegtran" is the utility command being executed.
- "-grayscale" is an option or flag that instructs jpegtran to convert the input image to grayscale (black and white) format.
- "${path-to-image-jpg}" is a placeholder for the path to the input JPEG image file that you need to provide. You should replace it with the actual path and file name of the image you want to convert.
- ">" is a redirect symbol that tells the command to save the output to a file.
- "${path-to-output-jpg}" is another placeholder for the desired path and file name of the output JPEG image file. You should replace it with the desired destination where the resulting grayscale image should be saved.
To use this command, open a terminal or command prompt, navigate to the directory where the jpegtran utility is located, and execute the command by replacing the placeholders with the appropriate paths.
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.