CLI: return ZINT_ERROR_INVALID_OPTION instead of 1 on bad option and

ZINT_WARN_INVALID_OPTION instead of 0 on ignored option;
  more barcode synonyms
manual: append man page zint.1.pmd instead of CLI help;
  various tweaks and fiddlings;
  rMQR add ISO 23941 (released the other day but haven't got yet)
man page: expand and tweak
doc/Makefile: add HTML demo
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@ -31,6 +31,11 @@
zint takes input data from the command line or a file to encode in a
barcode which is then output to an image file.
.PP
Input data is UTF-8, unless \f[V]--binary\f[R] is specified.
.PP
Human Readable Text (HRT) is displayed by default for those barcodes
that support HRT, unless \f[V]--notext\f[R] is specified.
.PP
The output image file (specified with \f[V]-o\f[R] or
\f[V]--output\f[R]) may be in one of these formats: Windows Bitmap
(\f[V]BMP\f[R]), Enhanced Metafile Format (\f[V]EMF\f[R]), Encapsulated
@ -76,7 +81,7 @@ Automatic code page translation to an ECI page is disabled, and no
validation of the data\[cq]s character encoding takes place.
.TP
\f[V]--bind\f[R]
Add horizontal boundary bars, aka bearer bars, to the symbol.
Add horizontal boundary bars (also known as bearer bars) to the symbol.
The width of the boundary bars must be specified by the
\f[V]--border\f[R] option.
\f[V]--bind\f[R] can also be used to add row separator bars to symbols
@ -85,7 +90,7 @@ case the width of the separator bars must be specified with the
\f[V]--separator\f[R] option.
.TP
\f[V]--bold\f[R]
Use bold text for the Human Readable Text.
Use bold text for the Human Readable Text (HRT).
.TP
\f[V]--border=INTEGER\f[R]
Set the width of boundary bars (\f[V]--bind\f[R]) or box borders
@ -103,8 +108,8 @@ Use the CMYK colour space when outputting to Encapsulated PostScript
.TP
\f[V]--cols=INTEGER\f[R]
Set the number of data columns in the symbol to \f[I]INTEGER\f[R].
Affects Codablock-F, PDF417, MicroPDF417, GS1 DataBar Expanded Stacked
(DBAR_EXPSTK) and DotCode symbols.
Affects Codablock-F, DotCode, GS1 DataBar Expanded Stacked
(DBAR_EXPSTK), MicroPDF417 and PDF417 symbols.
.TP
\f[V]--compliantheight\f[R]
Warn if the height specified by the \f[V]--height\f[R] option is not
@ -122,6 +127,7 @@ is given, in which case it can be anything.
\f[V]--direct\f[R]
Send output to stdout, which in most cases should be re-directed to a
pipe or a file.
Use \f[V]--filetype\f[R] to specify output format.
.TP
\f[V]--dmre\f[R]
For Data Matrix symbols, allow Data Matrix Rectangular Extended (RMRE)
@ -140,6 +146,9 @@ DotCode is always in dotty mode.
\f[V]--dump\f[R]
Dump a hexadecimal representation of the symbol\[cq]s encodation to
stdout.
The same representation may be outputted to a file by using a
\f[V].txt\f[R] extension with \f[V]-o\f[R] or \f[V]--output\f[R] or by
specifying \f[V]--filetype=txt\f[R].
.TP
\f[V]-e\f[R], \f[V]--ecinos\f[R]
Display the table of ECIs (Extended Channel Interpretations).
@ -147,42 +156,36 @@ Display the table of ECIs (Extended Channel Interpretations).
\f[V]--eci=INTEGER\f[R]
Set the ECI code for the input data to \f[I]INTEGER\f[R].
See \f[V]-e\f[R] or \f[V]--ecinos\f[R] for a list of the ECIs available.
ECIs are supported by Aztec Code, Code One, Data Matrix, DotCode, Grid
Matrix, Han Xin Code, MaxiCode, MicroPDF417, PDF417, QR Code, rMQR and
Ultracode
.TP
\f[V]--esc\f[R]
Process escape characters in the input data.
The escape sequences are:
.RS
.IP \[bu] 2
\f[V]\[rs]0\f[R] (0x00) \f[V]NUL\f[R] Null character
.IP \[bu] 2
\f[V]\[rs]E\f[R] (0x04) \f[V]EOT\f[R] End of Transmission
.IP \[bu] 2
\f[V]\[rs]a\f[R] (0x07) \f[V]BEL\f[R] Bell
.IP \[bu] 2
\f[V]\[rs]b\f[R] (0x08) \f[V]BS\f[R] Backspace
.IP \[bu] 2
\f[V]\[rs]t\f[R] (0x09) \f[V]HT\f[R] Horizontal Tab
.IP \[bu] 2
\f[V]\[rs]n\f[R] (0x0A) \f[V]LF\f[R] Line Feed
.IP \[bu] 2
\f[V]\[rs]v\f[R] (0x0B) \f[V]VT\f[R] Vertical Tab
.IP \[bu] 2
\f[V]\[rs]f\f[R] (0x0C) \f[V]FF\f[R] Form Feed
.IP \[bu] 2
\f[V]\[rs]r\f[R] (0x0D) \f[V]CR\f[R] Carriage Return
.IP \[bu] 2
\f[V]\[rs]e\f[R] (0x1B) \f[V]ESC\f[R] Escape
.IP \[bu] 2
\f[V]\[rs]G\f[R] (0x1D) \f[V]GS\f[R] Group Separator
.IP \[bu] 2
\f[V]\[rs]R\f[R] (0x1E) \f[V]RS\f[R] Record Separator
.IP \[bu] 2
\f[V]\[rs]\[rs]\f[R] (0x5C) \f[V]\[rs]\f[R] Backslash
.IP \[bu] 2
\f[V]\[rs]xNN\f[R] (0xNN) Any 8-bit character where NN is hexadecimal
.IP \[bu] 2
\f[V]\[rs]uNNNN\f[R] (U+NNNN) Any 16-bit Unicode BMP character where
NNNN is hexadecimal
.IP
.nf
\f[C]
\[rs]0 (0x00) NUL Null character
\[rs]E (0x04) EOT End of Transmission
\[rs]a (0x07) BEL Bell
\[rs]b (0x08) BS Backspace
\[rs]t (0x09) HT Horizontal Tab
\[rs]n (0x0A) LF Line Feed
\[rs]v (0x0B) VT Vertical Tab
\[rs]f (0x0C) FF Form Feed
\[rs]r (0x0D) CR Carriage Return
\[rs]e (0x1B) ESC Escape
\[rs]G (0x1D) GS Group Separator
\[rs]R (0x1E) RS Record Separator
\[rs]\[rs] (0x5C) \[rs] Backslash
\[rs]xNN (0xNN) Any 8-bit character where NN is
hexadecimal
\[rs]uNNNN (U+NNNN) Any 16-bit Unicode BMP character
where NNNN is hexadecimal
\f[R]
.fi
.RE
.TP
\f[V]--fast\f[R]
@ -200,7 +203,7 @@ Set the output file type to \f[I]TYPE\f[R], which is one of
\f[V]TXT\f[R].
.TP
\f[V]--fullmultibyte\f[R]
Use the multibyte modes of QR Code, Han Xin, and Grid Matrix for
Use the multibyte modes of Grid Matrix, Han Xin and QR Code for
non-ASCII data.
.TP
\f[V]--gs1\f[R]
@ -214,7 +217,7 @@ Do not check the validity of GS1 data.
\f[V]--gs1parens\f[R]
Process parentheses \f[V]\[dq]()\[dq]\f[R] as GS1 AI delimiters, rather
than square brackets \f[V]\[dq][]\[dq]\f[R].
The input data must not contain parentheses.
The input data must not otherwise contain parentheses.
.TP
\f[V]--gssep\f[R]
For Data Matrix in GS1 mode, use \f[V]GS\f[R] (0x1D) as the GS1 data
@ -239,10 +242,10 @@ Affects Codablock-F, Code16K, Code 49, GS1 DataBar Expanded Stacked
Read the input data from \f[I]FILE\f[R].
.TP
\f[V]--init\f[R]
Create a reader initialisation/programming symbol.
Create a Reader Initialisation (Programming) symbol.
.TP
\f[V]--mask=INTEGER\f[R]
Set the masking pattern to use for QR Code, Han Xin or DotCode to
Set the masking pattern to use for DotCode, Han Xin or QR Code to
\f[I]INTEGER\f[R], overriding the automatic selection.
.TP
\f[V]--mirror\f[R]
@ -250,9 +253,34 @@ Use the batch data to determine the filename in batch mode
(\f[V]--batch\f[R]).
.TP
\f[V]--mode=INTEGER\f[R]
For MaxiCode and composite symbols, set the encoding mode to
For MaxiCode and Composite symbols, set the encoding mode to
\f[I]INTEGER\f[R].
The meaning is symbol-specific.
.RS
.PP
For MaxiCode (SCM is Structured Carrier Message, with 3 fields:
postcode, 3-digit ISO 3166-1 country code, 3-digit service code):
.IP
.nf
\f[C]
2 SCM with 9-digit numeric postcode
3 SCM with 6-character alphanumeric postcode
4 Enhanced ECC for the primary part of the message
5 Enhanced ECC for all of the message
6 Reader Initialisation (Programming)
\f[R]
.fi
.PP
For Composite symbols (names end in \f[V]_CC\f[R], i.e.\ EANX_CC,
GS1_128_CC, DBAR_OMN_CC etc.):
.IP
.nf
\f[C]
1 CC-A
2 CC-B
3 CC-C (GS1_128_CC only)
\f[R]
.fi
.RE
.TP
\f[V]--nobackground\f[R]
Remove the background colour (EMF, EPS, GIF, PNG, SVG and TIF only).
@ -261,7 +289,7 @@ Remove the background colour (EMF, EPS, GIF, PNG, SVG and TIF only).
Disable any quiet zones for symbols that define them by default.
.TP
\f[V]--notext\f[R]
Remove the Human Readable Text.
Remove the Human Readable Text (HRT).
.TP
\f[V]-o\f[R], \f[V]--output=FILE\f[R]
Send the output to \f[I]FILE\f[R].
@ -270,14 +298,15 @@ When not in batch mode, the default is \[lq]out.png\[rq] (or
When in batch mode (\f[V]--batch\f[R]), special characters can be used
to format the output filenames:
.RS
.IP \[bu] 2
\f[V]\[ti]\f[R] Insert a number or 0
.IP \[bu] 2
\f[V]#\f[R] Insert a number or space
.IP \[bu] 2
\f[V]\[at]\f[R] Insert a number or \f[V]*\f[R]
.IP \[bu] 2
Any other Insert literally
.IP
.nf
\f[C]
\[ti] Insert a number or 0
# Insert a number or space
\[at] Insert a number or *
Any other Insert literally
\f[R]
.fi
.RE
.TP
\f[V]--primary=STRING\f[R]
@ -286,6 +315,8 @@ For Composite symbols, set the content of the linear symbol.
.TP
\f[V]--quietzones\f[R]
Add compliant quiet zones for symbols that specify one.
This is in addition to any whitespace specified by \f[V]-w\f[R] or
\f[V]--whitesp\f[R] or \f[V]--vwhitesp\f[R].
.TP
\f[V]-r\f[R], \f[V]--reverse\f[R]
Reverse the foreground and background colours (white on black).
@ -310,9 +341,23 @@ For MaxiCode, prefix the Structured Carrier Message (SCM) with
\f[I]INTEGER\f[R].
.TP
\f[V]--secure=INTEGER\f[R]
Set the error correction level (ECC) or check character options to
\f[I]INTEGER\f[R].
The meaning is symbol-specific.
Set the error correction level (ECC) to \f[I]INTEGER\f[R].
The meaning is specific to the following matrix symbols:
.RS
.IP
.nf
\f[C]
Aztec Code 1 to 4 (10%, 23%, 36%, 50%) (approx.)
Grid Matrix 1 to 5 (10% to 50%) (approx.)
Han Xin 1 to 4 (8%, 15%, 23%, 30%) (approx.)
Micro QR 1 to 3 (L, M, Q)
PDF417 0 to 8 (2\[ha](INTEGER + 1) codewords)
QR Code 1 to 4 (L, M, Q, H)
rMQR 2 or 4 (M, H)
Ultracode 1 to 6 (0%, 5%, 9%, 17%, 25%, 33%) (approx.)
\f[R]
.fi
.RE
.TP
\f[V]--segN=ECI,DATA\f[R]
Set the \f[I]ECI\f[R] & \f[I]DATA\f[R] content for segment N, where N is
@ -326,7 +371,7 @@ Set the height of row separator bars for stacked symbologies, where
\f[I]INTEGER\f[R] is in integral multiples of the X-dimension.
.TP
\f[V]--small\f[R]
Use small text for Human Readable Text.
Use small text for Human Readable Text (HRT).
.TP
\f[V]--square\f[R]
For Data Matrix symbols, exclude rectangular sizes when considering
@ -337,6 +382,9 @@ Set Structured Append info, where \f[V]I\f[R] is the 1-based index,
\f[V]C\f[R] is the count of total symbols in the sequence, and
\f[V]ID\f[R], which is optional, is the identifier that all symbols in
the sequence share.
Structured Append is supported by Aztec Code, Code One, Data Matrix,
DotCode, Grid Matrix, MaxiCode, MicroPDF417, PDF417, QR Code and
Ultracode.
.TP
\f[V]-t\f[R], \f[V]--types\f[R]
Display the table of barcode types (symbologies).
@ -347,12 +395,60 @@ The numbers or names can be used with \f[V]-b\f[R] or
Set the symbol version (size, check digits, other options) to
\f[I]INTEGER\f[R].
The meaning is symbol-specific.
For most matrix symbols, it specifies size.
For a number of linear symbols, it specifies check character options.
For a few other symbologies, it specifies other characteristics.
.RS
.PP
For most matrix symbols, it specifies size:
.IP
.nf
\f[C]
Aztec Code 1 to 36 (1 to 4 compact)
Code One 1 to 10
Data Matrix 1 to 48 (31 to 48 DMRE)
Grid Matrix 1 to 13
Han Xin 1 to 84
Micro QR 1 to 4 (M1, M2, M3, M4)
QR Code 1 to 40
rMQR 1 to 38 (33 to 38 automatic width)
\f[R]
.fi
.PP
For a number of linear symbols, it specifies check character options
(\[lq]hide\[rq] or \[lq]hidden\[rq] means don\[cq]t show in HRT,
\[lq]show\[rq] or \[lq]visible\[rq] means do display in HRT):
.IP
.nf
\f[C]
C25IATA 1 or 2 (add visible or hidden check digit)
C25IND ditto
C25INTER ditto
C25LOGIC ditto
C25STANDARD ditto
Codabar 1 or 2 (add hidden or visible check digit)
Code 11 0 or 1 (no or 1 check digit only)
(has 2 check digits by default)
Code 39 1 (add visible check digit)
Code 93 1 (hide the default check characters)
EXCODE39 1 (add visible check digit)
LOGMARS 1 (add visible check digit)
MSI Plessey 0 to 6 (various check digit options)
+10 (hide)
\f[R]
.fi
.PP
For a few other symbologies, it specifies other characteristics:
.IP
.nf
\f[C]
Channel Code 3 to 8 (no. of channels)
DAFT 50 to 900 (permille tracker ratio)
Ultracode 2 (revision 2)
VIN 1 (add international prefix)
\f[R]
.fi
.RE
.TP
\f[V]-v\f[R], \f[V]--version\f[R]
Display the zint version.
Display zint version.
.TP
\f[V]--vwhitesp=INTEGER\f[R]
Set the height of vertical whitespace above and below the barcode, where
@ -364,6 +460,56 @@ Set the width of horizontal whitespace either side of the barcode, where
.TP
\f[V]--werror\f[R]
Convert all warnings into errors.
.SH EXIT STATUS
.TP
\f[V]0\f[R]
Success (including when given informational options \f[V]-h\f[R],
\f[V]--help\f[R], \f[V]-e\f[R], \f[V]--ecinos\f[R], \f[V]-t\f[R],
\f[V]--types\f[R], \f[V]-v\f[R], \f[V]--version\f[R]).
.TP
\f[V]2\f[R]
Invalid option given but overridden by Zint
(\f[V]ZINT_WARN_INVALID_OPTION\f[R])
.TP
\f[V]3\f[R]
Automatic ECI inserted by Zint (\f[V]ZINT_WARN_USES_ECI\f[R])
.TP
\f[V]4\f[R]
Symbol created not compliant with standards
(\f[V]ZINT_WARN_NONCOMPLIANT\f[R])
.TP
\f[V]5\f[R]
Input data wrong length (\f[V]ZINT_ERROR_TOO_LONG\f[R])
.TP
\f[V]6\f[R]
Input data incorrect (\f[V]ZINT_ERROR_INVALID_DATA\f[R])
.TP
\f[V]7\f[R]
Input check digit incorrect (\f[V]ZINT_ERROR_INVALID_CHECK\f[R])
.TP
\f[V]8\f[R]
Incorrect option given (\f[V]ZINT_ERROR_INVALID_OPTION\f[R])
.TP
\f[V]9\f[R]
Internal error (should not happen)
(\f[V]ZINT_ERROR_ENCODING_PROBLEM\f[R])
.TP
\f[V]10\f[R]
Error opening output file (\f[V]ZINT_ERROR_FILE_ACCESS\f[R])
.TP
\f[V]11\f[R]
Memory allocation (malloc) failure (\f[V]ZINT_ERROR_MEMORY\f[R])
.TP
\f[V]12\f[R]
Error writing to output file (\f[V]ZINT_ERROR_FILE_WRITE\f[R])
.TP
\f[V]13\f[R]
Error counterpart of warning if \f[V]--werror\f[R] given
(\f[V]ZINT_ERROR_USES_ECI\f[R])
.TP
\f[V]14\f[R]
Error counterpart of warning if \f[V]--werror\f[R] given
(\f[V]ZINT_ERROR_NONCOMPLIANT\f[R])
.SH EXAMPLES
.PP
Create \[lq]out.png\[rq] (or \[lq]out.gif\[rq] if zint built without PNG
@ -382,34 +528,39 @@ Create \[lq]qr.svg\[rq] in the current directory, as a QR Code symbol.
zint -b QRCode -d \[aq]This Text\[aq] -o \[aq]qr.svg\[aq]
\f[R]
.fi
.PP
Use batch mode to read from an input file \[lq]ean_nos.txt\[rq]
containing 13-digit GTINs, to create a series of EAN-13 barcodes,
formatting the output filenames to \[lq]ean001.gif\[rq],
\[lq]ean002.gif\[rq] etc.
using the special character \[lq]\[ti]\[rq].
.IP
.nf
\f[C]
zint -b EANX --batch -i \[aq]ean_nos.txt\[aq] -o \[aq]ean\[ti]\[ti]\[ti].gif\[aq]
\f[R]
.fi
.SH BUGS
.PP
Please send bug reports to https://sourceforge.net/p/zint/tickets/
Please send bug reports to https://sourceforge.net/p/zint/tickets/.
.SH SEE ALSO
.PP
Full documention for \f[V]zint\f[R] (and the API \f[V]libzint\f[R] and
the GUI \f[V]zint-qt\f[R]) is available from
http://zint.org.uk/Manual.aspx, and at
https://sourceforge.net/p/zint/docs/manual.txt.
.SH STANDARDS
.SH CONFORMING TO
.PP
Zint is designed to be compliant with a number of international
standards, including:
.IP \[bu] 2
.PP
EN 798:1996, EN 12323:2005, ISO/IEC 15420:2009, ISO/IEC 15417:2007,
.IP \[bu] 2
ISO/IEC 15438:2015, ISO/IEC 16022:2006, ISO/IEC 16023:2000,
.IP \[bu] 2
ISO/IEC 16388:2007, ISO/IEC 18004:2015, ISO/IEC 20830:2021,
.IP \[bu] 2
ISO/IEC 24723:2010, ISO/IEC 24724:2011, ISO/IEC 24728:2006,
.IP \[bu] 2
ISO/IEC 24778:2008, ISO/IEC 16390:2007, ISO/IEC 21471:2019,
.IP \[bu] 2
ANSI-HIBC 2.6-2016, ANSI/AIM BC12-1998, ANSI/AIM BC6-2000,
.IP \[bu] 2
ANSI/AIM BC5-1995, AIM ISS-X-24, AIMD014 (v 1.63), USPS-B-3200,
.IP \[bu] 2
USS Code One (1994), GS1 22.0 (2022), AIM ITS/04-023 (2022)
ISO/IEC 15438:2015, ISO/IEC 16022:2006, ISO/IEC 16023:2000, ISO/IEC
16388:2007, ISO/IEC 18004:2015, ISO/IEC 20830:2021, ISO/IEC 24723:2010,
ISO/IEC 24724:2011, ISO/IEC 24728:2006, ISO/IEC 24778:2008, ISO/IEC
16390:2007, ISO/IEC 21471:2019, AIM USS Code One (1994), ANSI/AIM
BC12-1998, ANSI/AIM BC6-2000, ANSI/AIM BC5-1995, AIM ISS-X-24 (1995),
AIMD014 (v 1.63) (2008), ANSI-HIBC 2.6-2016, AIM ITS/04-023 (2022)
.SH AUTHORS
Robin Stuart <robin@zint.org.uk>.
.PP
Robin Stuart <robin@zint.org.uk>