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drawing

Display or modify printer settings

TLDR

Start Drawing

$ drawing
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Open specific files
$ drawing [path/to/image1 path/to/image2 ...]
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Open specific files in a new window
$ drawing --new-window [path/to/image1 path/to/image2 ...]
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SYNOPSIS

No standard syntax; potentially drawing [options] [args] if custom.

DESCRIPTION

The drawing command does not appear to be a standard utility in Linux distributions. No man page or documentation exists for it in common systems like Ubuntu, Fedora, or Arch Linux.

It could be:
• A custom user script or alias.
• Part of a niche package or application (e.g., graphics tools).
• A misspelling of commands like draw (from Graphviz or other suites), tput for terminal drawing, or ImageMagick's convert/draw features.

If intending terminal graphics, consider tput for cursor/attribute control or figlet/toilet for ASCII art. For vector graphics, tools like inkscape or potrace offer CLI options. Verify with which drawing or command -v drawing on your system.

CAVEATS

Non-existent in standard repositories; may cause 'command not found' error. Check PATH or install relevant packages if specialized.

ALTERNATIVES

Use boxes for ASCII boxes, jp2a for image-to-ASCII, or imagemagick's draw subcommands for programmatic drawing.

HISTORY

No documented history; likely not a developed Linux command. Graphics drawing in CLI evolved via tools like terminals (1970s) and ImageMagick (1990s).

SEE ALSO

tput(1), figlet(1), convert(1), potrace(1)

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