ktx(1)

💅 ktx(1) — KTX Tools Reference, but make it bestie 💅

okay so this is the ktx(1) page from KTX Tools Reference, and it's literally the unified CLI moment for KTX-Software. We're keeping every flag, every exit code, every credit — no skipping, periodt. 🫶

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🌸 NAME 🌸

ktx — the Unified CLI frontend for the KTX-Software library. That's it, that's the name, and yes it's iconic. ✨

🦋 SYNOPSIS 🦋

The shape is exactly this, iykyk:

ktx <command> [command-option...]
ktx [option...]

💖 DESCRIPTION 💖

It's the Unified CLI frontend for the KTX-Software library, with sub-commands for specific operations for the KTX File Format Specification https://registry.khronos.org/KTX/specs/2.0/ktxspec.v2.html. The spec link stays, bestie — copy it exact. 📎

The following commands are available:

• create — Create a KTX2 file from various input files. slay.
• deflate — Deflate (supercompress) a KTX2 file. yes, supercompress is the word.
• extract — Extract selected images from a KTX2 file. selective queen.
• encode — Encode a KTX2 file. periodt.
• transcode — Transcode a KTX2 file. the way that prefix changed...
• info — Print information about a KTX2 file. spill the tea.
• validate — Validate a KTX2 file. vibe check, but official.
• compare — Compare two KTX2 files. duo energy.
• help — Display help information about the ktx tool. bestie behavior.

✨ OPTIONS ✨

The following options are also available without a command — yes, you can use these on their own:

• -h, --help — Print this usage message and exit. the classic escape hatch.
• -v, --version — Print the version number of this program and exit. periodt.

🎀 EXIT STATUS 🎀

Exit codes are the vibe check, so here's every single one:

• 0 — Success 🎉
• 1 — Command line error 😭
• 2 — IO failure 💀
• 3 — Invalid input file 🙈
• 4 — Runtime or library error 😵
• 5 — Not supported state or operation 🚫
• 6 — Requested feature is not yet implemented 🚧

👑 HISTORY 👑

Version 4.0

• Initial version 🌱 — the origin story.

🫶 AUTHOR 🫶

Respecting the icons who made it happen:

• Mátyás Császár [Vader], RasterGrid www.rastergrid.com — iconic.
• Daniel Rákos, RasterGrid www.rastergrid.com — also iconic.

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🎀 that's the whole manual, bestie. This is ktx(1) from KTX Tools Reference, Version 0.0.0, dated Tue Jan 1 1980 00:00:00. bye 💖