qr

– a QR code generator for the command line

Usage

This software currently supports outputting to the following formats:

• svg
• PNG
• JPG
• Bitmap

or directly to the console, as kind of an "ascii art".
after installing via make install, you can read more in the man page by calling man qr.

Options

  -f --format     output file format. can be one of "cli, png, svg, jpg, bmp"
  -h --help       show this help
  -i --input      take data from this argument instead of stdin
  -o --output     output file name without extension
  -s --size       desired output file size in pixels
  -t --type       output QR code type. can be one of "small, medium, large"
  -v --version    shows version info

Examples

bash> qr -i "this is from parameter" -f png -s 512 -o my_qrcode_file

bash> echo "this is from stdin" | qr -t small -f png -s 512 -o my_qrcode_file_with_low_ecc

Installation

You can just pick the newest version from the "Releases" page, or build the software yourself.

Building

You will need:

• cmake
• make
• a modern C++ compiler that supports c++20

# clone the repo
bash ~/> git clone https://git.mike-ochmann.de/MassiveDynamic/qr.git
# move into the repository
bash ~/> cd qr
# create the build directory and move into it
bash ~/qr> mkdir build && cd build
# run `cmake`
bash ~/qr/build> cmake ..
# make and install the software
bash ~/qr/build> make install