inkscape Command Examples

An SVG (Scalable Vector Graphics) editing program. For Inkscape versions up to 0.92.x, use -e instead of -o. More information: https://inkscape.org.

• Open an SVG file in the Inkscape GUI:

inkscape {{path/to/file.svg}}

• Export an SVG file into a bitmap with the default format (PNG) and the default resolution (96 DPI):

inkscape {{path/to/file.svg}} {{[-o|--export-filename]}} {{path/to/filename.png}}

• Export an SVG file into a bitmap of 600x400 pixels (aspect ratio distortion may occur):

inkscape {{path/to/file.svg}} {{[-o|--export-filename]}} {{path/to/filename.png}} {{[-w|--export-width]}} {{600}} {{[-h|--export-height]}} {{400}}

• Export the drawing (bounding box of all objects) of an SVG file into a bitmap:

inkscape {{path/to/file.svg}} {{[-o|--export-filename]}} {{path/to/filename.png}} {{[-D|--export-area-drawing]}}

• Export a single object, given its ID, into a bitmap:

inkscape {{path/to/file.svg}} {{[-i|--export-id]}} {{id}} {{[-o|--export-filename]}} {{object.png}}

• Export an SVG document to PDF, converting all texts to paths:

inkscape {{path/to/file.svg}} {{[-o|--export-filename]}} {{path/to/filename.pdf}} {{[-T|--export-text-to-path]}}

• Duplicate the object with id="path123", rotate the duplicate 90 degrees, save the file, and quit Inkscape:

inkscape {{path/to/file.svg}} --select=path123 --verb="{{EditDuplicate;ObjectRotate90;FileSave;FileQuit}}"