EZDXF-STRIP(1)

💖 ezdxf-strip(1) — the strip ur DXF glow-up tool

okay bestie, welcome to ezdxf-strip, a lil User Commands girly from the ezdxf fam 🎀 she strips comments and the THUMBNAILIMAGE section out of DXF files, and honestly? iconic behaviour. let's get into it ✨

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✨ SYNOPSIS ✨

ezdxf strip [-h] [-b] [-t] [--handles] [-v] [FILE] [FILE...]

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🌸 DESCRIPTION 🌸

so basically 💅 she strips comment tags (that's group code 999, iykyk) out of ASCII DXF files, and she can also yeet the THUMBNAILIMAGE section if u want. two little cleanup jobs, one tiny command, we love a multitasker 🫶

heads up bestie: binary DXF files are NOT supported. like, at all. don't try it. she will simply not 😭

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👑 OPTIONS 👑

🍓 POSITIONAL ARGUMENTS

• FILE — the DXF file u want her to process. wildcards * and ? are supported, so go feral, fr fr ✨

💅 OPTIONAL ARGUMENTS

• -h, --help — shows u a help message and then exits. the classic "wait what does this do again" button 🌈
• -b, --backup — makes a backup copy of the DXF file with extension .bak. warning: she overwrites existing backup files, so if u already had a .bak sitting there… it's gone bestie, no cap 💀
• -t, --thumbnail — strips the THUMBNAILIMAGE section. bye bye lil preview pic 🦋
• --handles — removes handles from DXF R12 or older files. vintage-coded cleanup 🎀
• -v, --verbose — gives u more output. she will literally tell u everything, main character energy 👑

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🌈 ENVIRONMENT 🌈

See ezdxf(1). (yes, she's keeping it mysterious, go read the big one 💜)

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🧚 FILES 🧚

See ezdxf(1). (same deal, bestie ✨)

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⭐ SEE ALSO ⭐

• ezdxf(1)
• ezdxf-audit(1), ezdxf-draw(1), ezdxf-view(1), ezdxf-browse(1), ezdxf-browse-acis(1), ezdxf-config(1), ezdxf-info(1), ezdxf-hpgl(1)

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that's the whole vibe check bestie — this was the EZDXF-STRIP(1) page from May 2024, sittin' pretty in the User Commands section 💖 go strip something, slay, and remember: back it up first or cry later 😭✨