qr: generate QR codes in the terminal

What is qr ? 🔗

qr is a tool to generate QR codes in the terminal with ANSI VT-100 escape codes.

More information: https://manned.org/qr .

Usage 🔗

Generate a QR code:

qr "data"

Specify the error correction level (defaults to M):

qr --error-correction L|M|Q|H "data"

Generate a QR code from the output of another command:

command | qr

Save the QR code as a PNG image:

qr "data" > path/to/file.png

qrencode 🔗

QR Code generator. Supports PNG and EPS.

More information: https://manned.org/qrencode .

Convert a string to a QR code and save to an output file:

qrencode [-o|--output] path/to/output_file.png string

Convert an input file to a QR code and save to an output file:

qrencode [-o|--output] path/to/output_file.png [-r|--read-from] path/to/input_file

Convert a string to a QR code and print it in terminal:

qrencode [-t|--type] ansiutf8 string

Convert input from pipe to a QR code and print it in terminal:

echo string | qrencode [-t|--type] ansiutf8

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