convert -identify without copying image?

[capncrunch9834]

Is there a way to use convert -identify without copying the image to another file? It seems like I saw a post that discussed this but I can't find it anywhere.

On the windows cmd line I have something like this...

convert "imageIN.jpg" -verbose -identify "imageOUT.jpg" > info.txt

but what I am shooting for is something like...

convert "imageIN.jpg" -verbose -identify nul > info.txt
(or some equivalent)

All I want is the image info piped out to text without converting or copying the input image -- but to do so using convert only.

[Bonzo]

Try using -ping

Untested

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identify -ping imageIN.jpg > info.txt

[pipitas]

Is there a way to use convert -identify without copying the image to another file? It seems like I saw a post that discussed this but I can't find it anywhere.

On the windows cmd line I have something like this...

convert "imageIN.jpg" -verbose -identify "imageOUT.jpg" > info.txt

but what I am shooting for is something like...

convert "imageIN.jpg" -verbose -identify nul > info.txt
(or some equivalent)

All I want is the image info piped out to text without converting or copying the input image -- but to do so using convert only.

Why can't you simply use

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identify -verbose imageN.jpg > info.txt

?

[fmw42]

I believe this is really what you want:


convert yourimage -verbose info: > yourimage_info.txt

see
http://www.imagemagick.org/Usage/files/#info

[capncrunch9834]

That's the ticket! Thank you fmw42. As usual, you got it right.

Thanks!

[anthony]

But this also works...

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 convert image.png -identify null:

See Identify and its Alternatives in IM Examples, basics
http://www.imagemagick.org/Usage/basics/#identify