CARTO(1)

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version 1.2.0 · 3 versions
, in debian bookworm, debian trixie, ubuntu noble, ubuntu questing

💖 CARTO — like, the whole vibe 💖

okay bestie, sit DOWN. this is carto, manual page for carto 1.2.0, and it's literally the little command that takes your MML source file and turns it into map magic. it's giving compiler energy. it's giving main character. let's go 🎀

✨ SYNOPSIS ✨

carto <source MML file>

that's it. that's the whole summoning ritual. hand it a source MML file and it does its thing 🦋

🫶 OPTIONS 🫶

  • -h, --help — show help. it's a boolean, so it's just yes/no, on/off, slay/not slay ✨
  • -v, --version — show the version number. also a boolean. go off, tell me who you are 💅
  • -b, --benchmark — outputs total compile time. boolean. for when you wanna know exactly how long the glow-up took ⏱️
  • -l, --localize — use millstone to localize resources when loading an MML. boolean, and the default is false. so by default it does NOT do this, periodt 🌸
  • -n, --nosymlink — use absolute paths instead of symlinking files. boolean. no symlinks, just straight-up absolute paths, no cap 🔥
  • -a, --api — specify Mapnik API version 👑
  • -f, --file — outputs to the given file instead of stdout. so if you want it in a file, say the file. otherwise it's just yelling into your terminal 📢
  • -o, --output — specify output format. your choices are mapnik and json. default is "mapnik" ⭐
  • -q, --quiet — do not output any warnings. boolean, default false. so by default it WILL warn you, bestie. it cares. it's looking out for you 🙈
  • --ppi — pixels per inch used to convert m, mm, cm, in, pt, pc to pixels. default is 90.714 📏
lowkey note: --ppi has no short version, it's just out here on its own with those two dashes, standing in its truth 💜

👑 SEE ALSO 👑

The full documentation for carto is maintained as a Texinfo manual. If the info and carto programs are properly installed at your site, the command

info carto

should give you access to the complete manual. like, the WHOLE thing. every last crumb. the way that a manual can just be right there for you if everything's installed properly is so iconic 🧚

and that's the tea, bestie 🍓 this was carto 1.2.0, from October 2022 — go compile something gorgeous with it. mwah 💖✨🎀

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