.TH VIPS 1 "30 June 1993"
.SH NAME
vips \- run vips function from UNIX command line
.SH SYNOPSIS
.B vips [flags] [command] [command-args]
.SH DESCRIPTION
.B vips(1)
is the VIPS universal main program. You can use it to run any VIPS function
from the command line, to query the VIPS function database, and to
maintain parts of the VIPS library.

To run a VIPS function, the first argument should be the name of the function
and following arguments should be the function parameters. For example:

  example% vips im_invert lena.v lena2.v

If you make a symbolic link to the vips executable named after an operation,
then you can use that link to call an operation directly. For example:

  example% ln -s vips im_invert
  example% im_invert lena.v lena2.v

.SH OPTIONS
.TP
.B -l PACKAGE, --list=PACKAGE
List operations defined in PACKAGE.

.TP
.B -u OPERATION, --usage=OPERATION     
Show usage message for OPERATION.

.TP
.B -p PLUGIN, --plugin=PLUGIN       
Load PLUGIN. Note that plugins in $VIPSHOME/lib are loaded automatically.

.TP
.B -k, --links               
Print link lines for all operations.

.TP
.B -h PACKAGE, --cpph=PACKAGE        
Print C++ header for PACKAGE. PACKAGE can also be a function name, or "all".

.TP
.B -c PACKAGE, --cppc=PACKAGE        
Print C++ binding for PACKAGE. PACKAGE can also be a function name, or "all".

.TP
.B -s PACKAGE, --swig=PACKAGE        
Print SWIG declaration for PACKAGE. PACKAGE can also be a function name, 
or "all".

.SH RETURN VALUE
returns 0 on success and non-zero on error.
.SH SEE ALSO
header(1)
.SH COPYRIGHT
The National Gallery and Birkbeck College, 1989-1996.