scalebar(1)

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version 8.6.5 · 7 versions
, in ubuntu stonking

💖 scalebar — bestie's guide to scalebar(1) 💖

okay so you found the scalebar manual page, and honestly? slay. this little icon lives in section 1 of the manual (that's the "user commands" section, iykyk), and it's here to make you a cute lil scalebar image straight out of a mapfile. no cap. 🎀

✨ NAME ✨

scalebar — literally just: create a scalebar image from a mapfile. that's the whole vibe. 💅

🌸 SYNOPSIS 🌸

scalebar [mapfile outputimage | -v]

🦋 DESCRIPTION 🦋

okay so scalebar creates a scalebar image from a mapfile. main character energy, honestly. 🫶

the output? it's either PNG or GIF, and which one you get depends on what version of the GD library is being used. so like, it's not you, it's the GD library. literally. 😭

👑 OPTIONS 👑

  • mapfile — the path to the mapfile. that's it, that's the one. show it where your mapfile is at. 🗺️
  • outputimage — the path to the output image file. tell it where to drop the finished glow-up. ✨
  • -v — displays the mapserver version and build options. a little "who am I, what am I built from" moment. very introspective of it. 💀
ngl bestie, that's the whole option list. no secret flags hiding in the group chat. 🌈

🌟 SEE ALSO 🌟

  • legend(1) — the other sibling in the map-image-making family. go say hi. 💜

and that's the whole page, periodt. this version was stamped 22 August 2026 and it's page scalebar(1) of the manual — so if anyone asks, that's the receipt, fr fr. 🧚🌸💖

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