Introduction
In this tutorial, you will learn how to view and edit images directly in the Linux terminal using various tools. You can view and edit images without the need for a graphical environment or desktop user interface.
Tools needed
To view and edit images in the terminal, you need to install some command line tools. Some of these tools include:
- ImageMagick – To view and edit images
- FIM – An image viewer in the terminal
- Feh – Image viewing tool for terminal environment
- Terminal-based Editors – Editors for editing images
Installing tools
To get started, you need to install the following tools. These tools are usually available in the repositories of most Linux distributions.
Installing ImageMagick
To install ImageMagick, enter the following command:
sudo apt-get install imagemagick
FIM installation
To install FIM, enter the following command:
sudo apt-get install fim
Feh installation
To install Feh, enter the following command:
sudo apt-get install feh
View images in the terminal
Once you install the tools, you can use them to view images.
Using FIM
To view an image using FIM, enter the following command:
fim image.jpg
Here, image.jpg The file name is the image you want to view.
Use of Feh
To view an image using Feh, enter the following command:
feh image.jpg
Using ImageMagick
To view the image using ImageMagick, enter the following command:
display image.jpg
Editing images in the terminal
Here are several ways to edit images in the terminal:
Using ImageMagick to edit images
To resize an image using ImageMagick, you can enter the following command:
convert image.jpg -resize 800x600 new_image.jpg
This command resizes the original image to 800x600 pixels and names the new image as new_image.jpg Saves.
Using FIM to edit images
FIM allows you to view images and edit them interactively if necessary. To edit an image using FIM, use the following command:
fim -e image.jpg
Edit images with other tools
You can also use other command line tools like GIMP in terminal mode or mogrify (another tool in the ImageMagick suite) to edit images. For example, to edit colors or apply effects to an image, you can use the following command:
mogrify -sepia-tone 80% image.jpg
Result
In this tutorial, you learned how to view and edit images in the Linux terminal using various tools such as ImageMagick, FIM, and Feh. These tools allow you to view and edit images in environments without a graphical interface.
