On Thu, Jan 03, 2002 at 09:34:20PM -0600, Tim Wilson wrote: > Hi everyone, > > I'm trying to scale an image using Imagemagick's 'convert' utility. An > example of the sort of conversion I'm trying would be: > > $ convert -quality 75 -geometry 128x128 big_foo.jpg small_foo.jpg > > The Imagemagick man page says this: > > "Specify input_file as - for standard input, output_file as - for > standard output." > > Can someone provide an example of using standard input and standard > output in this context? Without even knowing the answer, I can give the following example: $ convert -quality 75 -geometry 128x128 big_foo.jpg - | convert <other operation> - final_foo.jpg Of course it's probably more interesting if more than just convert is involved. I/O redirection -- that's what GUI's lack. CLI all the way, man! ;) Cheers, Phil -- "Trying to do something with your life is like sitting down to eat a moose." --Douglas Wood