/usr/bin/djpeg --help — Chainguard OS Manuals

From libjpeg-turbo-utils 3.2.1-r0 (os), captured 2026-11-05 by running djpeg --help (exit 1). permalink

usage: /usr/bin/djpeg [switches] [inputfile]
Switches (names may be abbreviated):
  -colors N      Reduce image to no more than N colors [legacy feature]
  -fast          Low-quality processing [legacy feature]
  -grayscale     Force grayscale output
  -rgb           Force RGB output
  -rgb565        Force RGB565 output
  -scale M/N     Scale output image by fraction M/N, eg, 1/8
  -bmp           Select BMP output format (Windows style)
  -gif           Select GIF output format (LZW-compressed) [legacy feature]
  -gif0          Select GIF output format (uncompressed) [legacy feature]
  -os2           Select BMP output format (OS/2 style) [legacy feature]
  -png           Select PNG output format
  -pnm           Select PBMPLUS (PPM/PGM) output format (default)
  -targa         Select Targa output format [legacy feature]
Switches for advanced users:
  -precision 12  Force 12-bit-per-sample output [useful for shadow recovery]
  -dct int       Use accurate integer DCT method (default)
  -dct fast      Use less accurate integer DCT method [legacy feature]
  -dct float     Use floating-point DCT method [legacy feature]
  -dither fs     Use Floyd-Steinberg dithering when quantizing colors (default)
                 [legacy feature]
  -dither none   Don't use dithering when quantizing colors [legacy feature]
  -dither ordered  Use ordered dithering when quantizing colors
                   [legacy feature]
  -icc FILE      Extract ICC profile to FILE
  -noicc         Do not transfer ICC profile to PNG output file
  -map FILE      Quantize to colors used in named image file [legacy feature]
  -nosmooth      Use faster, lower-quality upsampling
  -onepass       Use 1-pass color quantization (low quality) [legacy feature]
  -maxmemory N   Maximum memory to use (in kbytes)
  -maxscans N    Maximum number of scans to allow in input file
  -outfile name  Specify name for output file
  -nooverwrite   Don't overwrite output file if it exists
  -memsrc        Load input file into memory before decompressing
  -report        Report decompression progress
  -skip Y0,Y1    Decompress all rows except those between Y0 and Y1 (inclusive)
  -crop WxH+X+Y  Decompress only a rectangular subregion of the image
                 [requires PNG, PBMPLUS (PPM/PGM), Targa, or GIF output format]
  -strict        Treat all warnings as fatal
  -verbose  or  -debug   Emit debug output
  -version       Print version information and exit

Options (34)

Option	Description	Source
`-colors` N	Reduce image to no more than N colors [legacy feature]	help + man
`-fast`	Select recommended processing options for low-quality output [legacy feature].	help + man
`-grayscale`	Force grayscale output even if JPEG file is full-color.	help + man
`-rgb`	Force RGB output even if JPEG file is grayscale.	help + man
`-rgb565`	Force RGB565 output	help
`-scale` M/N	Scale output image by fraction M/N, eg, 1/8	help + man
`-bmp`	Select BMP output format (Windows flavor).	help + man
`-gif`	Select GIF output format (LZW-compressed) [legacy feature].	help + man
`-gif0`	Select GIF output format (uncompressed) [legacy feature].	help + man
`-os2`	Select BMP output format (OS/2 1.x flavor) [legacy feature].	help + man
`-png`	Select PNG output format.	help + man
`-pnm`	Select PBMPLUS (PPM/PGM) output format (this is the default format).	help + man
`-targa`	Select Targa output format [legacy feature].	help + man
`-precision` 12	Decompress an 8-bit-per-sample lossy JPEG image to a 12-bit-per-sample output image.	help + man
`-dct` int	Use accurate integer DCT method (default).	help + man
`-dither` fs	Use Floyd-Steinberg dithering when quantizing colors (default) [legacy feature]	help + man
`-icc` FILE	Extract ICC color management profile to the specified file.	help + man
`-noicc`	Do not transfer the embedded ICC color management profile (if any) from the JPEG file to a PNG output image.	help + man
`-map` FILE	Quantize to the colors used in the specified image file [legacy feature].	help + man
`-nosmooth`	Use a faster, lower-quality upsampling routine.	help + man
`-onepass`	Use one-pass instead of two-pass color quantization [legacy feature].	help + man
`-maxmemory` N	Set limit for amount of memory to use in processing large images.	help + man
`-maxscans` N	Abort if the JPEG image contains more than N scans.	help + man
`-outfile` name	Send output image to the named file, not to standard output.	help + man
`-nooverwrite`	Don't overwrite output file if it exists.	help + man
`-memsrc`	Load input file into memory before decompressing.	help + man
`-report`	Report decompression progress.	help + man
`-skip` Y0	Decompress all rows of the JPEG image except those between Y0 and Y1 (inclusive.) Note that if decompression scaling is being used, then Y0 and Y1 are relative to the scaled image dimensions.	help + man
`-crop` WxH+X+Y	Decompress only a rectangular subregion of the image [requires PNG, PBMPLUS (PPM/PGM), Targa, or GIF output format]	help + man
`-strict`	Treat all warnings as fatal.	help + man
`-verbose`	or -debug Emit debug output	help + man
`-version`	Print version information and exit.	help + man
`-quantize` N	Same as -colors. (in the manual page but not in --help)	man
`-debug`	Same as -verbose. (in the manual page but not in --help)	man

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