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    "mode": "man",
    "parameter": "montage-im6.q16",
    "section": "1",
    "url": "https://www.chedong.com/phpMan.php/man/montage-im6.q16/1/json",
    "generated": "2026-07-05T13:15:42Z",
    "synopsis": "montage-im6.q16 input-file[s] [options] output-file",
    "sections": {
        "NAME": {
            "content": "montage - create a composite image by combining several separate images. The images are tiled\non the composite image optionally adorned with a border, frame, image name, and more.\n",
            "subsections": []
        },
        "SYNOPSIS": {
            "content": "montage-im6.q16 input-file[s] [options] output-file\n",
            "subsections": []
        },
        "OVERVIEW": {
            "content": "The montage-im6.q16 program is a member of the ImageMagick-ims6.q16(1) suite of  tools.   Use\nit  to create a composite image by combining several separate images. The images are tiled on\nthe composite image optionally adorned with a border, frame, image name, and more.\n\n\nFor   more   information   about   the   montage   command,    point    your    browser    to\nfile:///usr/share/doc/imagemagick-6-common/html/www/montage.html  (on  debian  system you may\ninstall the imagemagick-6 package) or https://www.imagemagick.org/script/montage.php.\n",
            "subsections": []
        },
        "DESCRIPTION": {
            "content": "Image Settings:\n-adjoin              join images into a single multi-image file\n-affine matrix       affine transform matrix\n-alpha option        on, activate, off, deactivate, set, opaque, copy\ntransparent, extract, background, or shape\n-authenticate value  decrypt image with this password\n-blue-primary point  chromaticity blue primary point\n-bordercolor color   border color\n-caption string      assign a caption to an image\n-channel type        apply option to select image channels\n-colors value        preferred number of colors in the image\n-colorspace type     alternate image colorsapce\n-comment string      annotate image with comment\n-compose operator    composite operator\n-compress type       type of pixel compression when writing the image\n-define format:option\ndefine one or more image format options\n-delay centiseconds  display the next image after pausing\n-density geometry    horizontal and vertical density of the image\n-depth value         image depth\n-display server      query font from this X server\n-dispose method      layer disposal method\n-dither method       apply error diffusion to image\n-draw string         annotate the image with a graphic primitive\n-encoding type       text encoding type\n-endian type         endianness (MSB or LSB) of the image\n-extract geometry    extract area from image\n-fill color          color to use when filling a graphic primitive\n-filter type         use this filter when resizing an image\n-font name           render text with this font\n-format \"string\"     output formatted image characteristics\n-gamma value         level of gamma correction\n-geometry geometry   preferred tile and border sizes\n-gravity direction   which direction to gravitate towards\n-green-primary point chromaticity green primary point\n-identify            identify the format and characteristics of the image\n-interlace type      type of image interlacing scheme\n-interpolate method  pixel color interpolation method\n-kerning value       set the space between two letters\n-label string        assign a label to an image\n-limit type value    pixel cache resource limit\n-matte               store matte channel if the image has one\n-mattecolor color    frame color\n-mode type           framing style\n-monitor             monitor progress\n-origin geometry     image origin\n-page geometry       size and location of an image canvas (setting)\n-pointsize value     font point size\n-profile filename    add, delete, or apply an image profile\n-quality value       JPEG/MIFF/PNG compression level\n-quantize colorspace reduce colors in this colorspace\n-quiet               suppress all warning messages\n-red-primary point   chromaticity red primary point\n-regard-warnings     pay attention to warning messages\n-repage geometry     size and location of an image canvas (operator)\n-respect-parentheses settings remain in effect until parenthesis boundary\n-sampling-factor geometry\nhorizontal and vertical sampling factor\n-scenes range        image scene range\n-seed value          seed a new sequence of pseudo-random numbers\n-set attribute value set an image attribute\n-shadow              add a shadow beneath a tile to simulate depth\n-size geometry       width and height of image\n-stroke color        color to use when stroking a graphic primitive\n-support factor      resize support: > 1.0 is blurry, < 1.0 is sharp\n-synchronize         synchronize image to storage device\n-taint               declare the image as modified\n-texture filename    name of texture to tile onto the image background\n-thumbnail geometry  create a thumbnail of the image\n-tile geometry       number of tiles per row and column\n-title string        decorate the montage image with a title\n-transparent-color color\ntransparent color\n-treedepth value     color tree depth\n-trim                trim image edges\n-units type          the units of image resolution\n-verbose             print detailed information about the image\n-virtual-pixel method\nvirtual pixel access method\n-white-point point   chromaticity white point\n\nImage Operators:\n-adaptive-sharpen geometry\nadaptively sharpen pixels; increase effect near edges\n-annotate geometry text\nannotate the image with text\n-auto-orient         automagically orient image\n-blur geometry      reduce image noise and reduce detail levels\n-border geometry     surround image with a border of color\n-crop geometry       preferred size and location of the cropped image\n-extent geometry     set the image size\n-flatten             flatten a sequence of images\n-flip                flip image in the vertical direction\n-flop                flop image in the horizontal direction\n-frame geometry      surround image with an ornamental border\n-layers method       optimize or compare image layers\n-monochrome          transform image to black and white\n-polaroid angle      simulate a Polaroid picture\n-resize geometry     resize the image\n-rotate degrees      apply Paeth rotation to the image\n-scale geometry      scale the image\n-strip               strip image of all profiles and comments\n-transform           affine transform image\n-transpose           flip image vertically and rotate 90 degrees\n-transparent color   make this color transparent within the image\n-type type           image type\n-unsharp geometry    sharpen the image\n\nImage Sequence Operators:\n-coalesce            merge a sequence of images\n-composite           composite image\n\nImage Stack Operators:\n-clone indexes       clone an image\n-delete indexes      delete the image from the image sequence\n-duplicate count,indexes\nduplicate an image one or more times\n-insert index        insert last image into the image sequence\n-reverse             reverse image sequence\n-swap indexes        swap two images in the image sequence\n\nMiscellaneous Options:\n-debug events        display copious debugging information\n-help                print program options\n-log format          format of debugging information\n-list type           print a list of supported option arguments\n-version             print version information\n\nIn addition to those listed above, you can specify these standard X resources as command line\noptions:  -background, -bordercolor, -borderwidth, -font, -mattecolor, or -title.\n\nBy  default, the image format of `file' is determined by its magic number.  To specify a par‐\nticular image format, precede the filename with an image format name and a colon (i.e. ps:im‐\nage) or specify the image type as the filename suffix (i.e. image.ps).  Specify 'file' as '-'\nfor standard input or output.\n",
            "subsections": []
        },
        "SEE ALSO": {
            "content": "ImageMagick-im6.q16(1)\n\n",
            "subsections": []
        },
        "COPYRIGHT": {
            "content": "",
            "subsections": [
                {
                    "name": "Copyright (C) 1999-2020 ImageMagick Studio LLC. Additional copyrights and licenses  apply  to",
                    "content": "this  software,  see file:///usr/share/doc/imagemagick-6-common/html/www/license.html (on de‐‐\nbian  system   you   may   install   the   imagemagick-6   package)   or   https://www.image‐‐"
                },
                {
                    "name": "magick.org/script/license.php",
                    "content": "ImageMagick                           Date: 2009/01/10 01:00:00                   montage-im6.q16(1)"
                }
            ]
        }
    },
    "summary": "montage - create a composite image by combining several separate images. The images are tiled on the composite image optionally adorned with a border, frame, image name, and more.",
    "flags": [],
    "examples": [],
    "see_also": [
        {
            "name": "ImageMagick-im6.q16",
            "section": "1",
            "url": "https://www.chedong.com/phpMan.php/man/ImageMagick-im6.q16/1/json"
        }
    ]
}