Unbuntu: Create barcode from command line.

#!/bin/bash # create_barcode.sh # sudo apt-get install barcode imagemagick CODE=$1 #the code ... first parameter FNAME=$2 #the filename .png .... second parameter (without file extension) # let's create postscript: barcode -E -b "$CODE" | convert -density 600 ps:- png:- > $FNAME # use: # # bash create_barcode.sh 123456789 output.png #it autodetect's the preferable encoding # # this creates "output.png" # # Security Error: # # if you get security error: convert not authorized (ps/png) do this: # # edit /etc/ImageMagick-6/policy.xml # # disable this: <!--policy domain="coder" rights="none" pattern="PS" />--> # and append this: <policy domain="coder" rights="read/write" pattern="PNG,PS" />