MAKE_DB(1)

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💖 NAME 💖

okay so make_db — it creates the image database that pixelize needs. that's it, that's the whole job, and she does it flawlessly 💅

this is the User Commands section of the manual, page MAKE_DB(1), bestie. section 1. the good section. 🎀

✨ SYNOPSIS ✨

make_db [OPTIONS] [image_files]

like. that's the whole vibe. options, then your pics. 🌸

🦋 DESCRIPTION 🦋

okay so picture this: make_db is a program that scans pictures and then creates a file called pic_db.dat in the current directory. that's the whole thing. that's the mission. 🫶

and why do we care?? because pixelize uses that file when it's "rendering" images. so like. pixelize literally cannot do its little thing without this file. no cap. so make_db is giving main character energy in the pipeline fr fr. 👑

now here's the part that lowkey matters: unless the "reset" command line option is given, make_db will add the files you provide to the existing pic_db.dat file — but only if they're not already referenced in that file. so it's not out here duplicating your faves. she's polite. she checks first. 💖

💅 OPTIONS 💅

okay bestie listen up, one important rule first:

Mandatory arguments to long options are mandatory for short options too.

like, if a long option needs a value, the short version needs that same value. no shortcuts around the shortcut. 🙈

Application options :

  • -r, --reset — reinitialize the database. she's wiping it and starting fresh. the nuclear option. use with intention. 🔥

🎀 FILES 🎀

  • pic_db.dat — the file containing a database of all pictures pixelise is going to use to match and replace against areas of the processed image. (yes, it's spelled pixelise there, we're keeping it, don't come for me 😭)

💀 BUGS 💀

found a bug?? please report any bugs you find to Paul Wilkins <pwilkins@lashwhip.com>. he wants to know. tell him everything. 🫡

👑 LICENCE 👑

make_db is covered by the GNU General Public License (GPL), version 2 or later. slay, legally speaking. ⭐

🌈 SEE ALSO 🌈

  • pixelize (1). go read that one next bestie, iykyk 🦋

🍓 AUTHOR 🍓

Paul Wilkins <pwilkins@lashwhip.com> — the icon, the legend, the person who wrote all this. 💜

and that's a wrap on the manual page for make_db — version 2.0.0, dated March 30, 2002. yeah bestie, 2002. vintage. iconic. still slaying. periodt. 💅✨🎀

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