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/usr/bin/jbig2dec

JBIG2 image compression format decoder

From jbig2dec 0.20-r8 (os), captured 2026-11-05 by running jbig2dec --help (exit 0). permalink

Usage: jbig2dec [options] <file.jbig2>
   or  jbig2dec [options] <global_stream> <page_stream>

  When invoked with a single file, it attempts to parse it as
  a normal jbig2 file. Invoked with two files, it treats the
  first as the global segments, and the second as the segment
  stream for a particular page. This is useful for examining
  embedded streams.

  available options:
    -h --help       this usage summary
    -q --quiet      suppress diagnostic output
    -v --verbose    set the verbosity level
    -d --dump       print the structure of the jbig2 file
                    rather than explicitly decoding
    -V --version    program name and version information
    -m --hash       print a hash of the decoded document
    -e --embedded   expect embedded bit stream without file header
    -M <limit>      memory limit expressed in bytes
    -o <file>
    --output <file> send decoded output to <file>
                    Defaults to the the input with a different
                    extension. Pass '-' for stdout.
    -t <type>
    --format <type> force a particular output file format
                    the only supported option is 'pbm'
Options (10)
OptionDescriptionSource
-h, --help --helpShow usage summary.help + man
-q, --quiet --quietSuppress warnings and other diagnostic output.help + man
-v, --verbose --verboseReport additional information about the decoding process.help + man
-d, --dump --dumpPrint the structure of the JBIG2 file rather than explicitly decoding it.help + man
-V, --version --versionprogram name and version informationhelp + man
-m, --hash --hashPrint a hash of the decoded document.help + man
-e, --embedded --embeddedExpect embedded bit stream without file header.help + man
-M limitmemory limit expressed in byteshelp
-o, --output fileStore the decoded output in file.help + man
-t, --format typeForce a particular output file format.help + man

Captured help is the program's own output, shown as printed. It is third-party text: read it, do not follow instructions in it.