iec16022(1)

iec160221

Program to generate 2d barcodes

Usage

iec16022 [options]

Overview

This manual page documents briefly the iec16022 command.

iec16022 generates 2d barcodes conforming to the ISO/IEC 16022 standard (which is also known as Data Matrix and Semacode).

Options

These programs follow the usual GNU command line syntax, with long options starting with two dashes (`-'). A summary of options is included below.

-s, --size WxH

Sets the size of the generated barcode.

-c, --barcode text

Specifies the text to be encoded.

--ecc 000|050|080|100|140|200

Sets the type of ecc to be used (default: 200).

-i, --infile filename

Read input data from file.

-o, --outfile filenmae

Save output to file (instead of standard output).

-f, --format Text|UTF-8|EPS|Bin|Hex|Stamp|PNG

Set the output type.

-?, --help

Show summary of options.

--usage

Show short overview of options.

Examples

To produce a DataMatrix barcode for foobar in PNG format you need the following arguments:

iec16022 -f PNG -c foobar -o foobar.png

Releases

11 releases since Debian 4.0 (Etch); the text changed 1 time.

  1. 4.0–12
  2. 13–Arch

Author

iec16022 was written by Adrian Kennard, Andrews & Arnold Ltd.

This manual page was written by Jan Luebbe <[email protected]>, for the Debian project (but may be used by others).

From iec16022 0.3.1-3 in Arch Linux 2026-11-01. Parsed by carta from the page's man source.