Encode input data in a QR Code and save as a PNG or EPS image.
sudo apt install qrencode
qrencode [OPTION]... [STRING]
qrencode version 4.0.2
Copyright (C) 2006-2017 Kentaro Fukuchi
Usage: qrencode [OPTION]... [STRING]
Encode input data in a QR Code and save as a PNG or EPS image.
-h, --help display the help message. -h displays only the help of short
options.
-o FILENAME, --output=FILENAME
write image to FILENAME. If '-' is specified, the result
will be output to standard output. If -S is given, structured
symbols are written to FILENAME-01.png, FILENAME-02.png, ...
(suffix is removed from FILENAME, if specified)
-r FILENAME, --read-from=FILENAME
read input data from FILENAME.
-s NUMBER, --size=NUMBER
specify module size in dots (pixels). (default=3)
-l {LMQH}, --level={LMQH}
specify error correction level from L (lowest) to H (highest).
(default=L)
-v NUMBER, --symversion=NUMBER
specify the minimum version of the symbol. See SYMBOL VERSIONS
for more information. (default=auto)
-m NUMBER, --margin=NUMBER
specify the width of the margins. (default=4 (2 for Micro QR)))
-d NUMBER, --dpi=NUMBER
specify the DPI of the generated PNG. (default=72)
-t {PNG,PNG32,EPS,SVG,XPM,ANSI,ANSI256,ASCII,ASCIIi,UTF8,ANSIUTF8},
--type={PNG,PNG32,EPS,SVG,XPM,ANSI,ANSI256,ASCII,ASCIIi,UTF8,ANSIUTF8}
specify the type of the generated image. (default=PNG)
-S, --structured
make structured symbols. Version must be specified.
-k, --kanji assume that the input text contains kanji (shift-jis).
-c, --casesensitive
encode lower-case alphabet characters in 8-bit mode. (default)
-i, --ignorecase
ignore case distinctions and use only upper-case characters.
-8, --8bit encode entire data in 8-bit mode. -k, -c and -i will be ignored.
--rle enable run-length encoding for SVG.
--svg-path
use single path to draw modules for SVG.
-M, --micro encode in a Micro QR Code. (experimental)
--foreground=RRGGBB[AA]
--background=RRGGBB[AA]
specify foreground/background color in hexadecimal notation.
6-digit (RGB) or 8-digit (RGBA) form are supported.
Color output support available only in PNG, EPS and SVG.
-V, --version
display the version number and copyrights of the qrencode.
--verbose
display verbose information to stderr.
[STRING] input data. If it is not specified, data will be taken from
standard input.
SYMBOL VERSIONS
The symbol versions of QR Code range from Version 1 to Version
40. Each version has a different module configuration or number
of modules, ranging from Version 1 (21 x 21 modules) up to
Version 40 (177 x 177 modules). Each higher version number
comprises 4 additional modules per side by default. See
http://www.qrcode.com/en/about/version.html for a detailed
version list.
Frequent used flags
Higher DPI (default 72): -d <number>
Higher size (default 3): -s <number>
qrencode -o <output>.png <URL>
qrencode -o <output.png>
qrencode -o <output>.png "WIFI:T:WPA;S:<SSID>;P:<PASSWORD>;;"