23.7. Generating barcodes on the command line
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## 23.7. Generating barcodes on the command line

The library includes a command line utility as an additional example on how to use the library.

- `mkbarcode.php`

This utility can be found in the "`barcode/`" directory. This utility should be used from the command line as the following example shows

    $>php mkbarcode.php -b code39 ABC123 > barcode.png

The line above will create a barcode from the data string "abc123" using the Code 39 symbology and store the resulting image in the file "`barcode.png`".

Using the command utility as above assumes that the client version of PHP is available at the command line.

This utility has the following syntax

    mkbarcode.php -b <symbology> [-r -h -c -o <output format> -m <width> -s <scale>\\
    -y <height> -f <filename> ] datastring

    Create the specified barcode
    -b           What symbology to use, one of the following strings (case insensitive)
                 UPCA
                 UPCE
                 EAN128
                 EAN13
                 EAN8
                 CODE11
                 CODE39
                 CODE128
                 CODE25
                 CODEI25
                 CODABAR
                 BOOKLAND
    -c           Add checkdigit for symbologies where this is optional
    -o           Output format. 0=Image, 1=PS, 2=EPS
    -m           Module width
    -s           Scale factor
    -h           Show this help
    -f           Filename to write to
    -r           Rotate barcode 90 degrees
    -y height    Set height in pixels
    -x           Hide the human readable text
    --silent     Silent. Don't give any error mesages

If no filename is given the image will be sent back to the console which means it should be redirected to a file.

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