knotter
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## Name

knotter — Celtic knot editor

## Synopsis

`knotter` [`Qt generic options`] [`--no-gui`] [ `OPTION`... `INFILE`...]

`knotter` [ `--help` | `--version` | `--list-formats` ]

## DESCRIPTION

Knotter is an editor for interlace patterns. Knots drawn with Knotter can be exported as SVG or raster images.

## OPTIONS

### Information

--help, -h

  Show help message and exit

--version, -v

  Show version info and exit

--list-formats

  Display a list of available export formats and exit

### Load and export

--output=`file`, -o `file`

  Export last loaded knot to `file`

--antialias, --no-antialias

  Toggle antialias for raster export (default enabled)

--mode-normal, --mode-minimal, --mode-loops

  If the mode is set to `normal` (the default) the full shape is exported.

  `minimal` mode exports line-only, with the same style as the knot. In raster exports this results in having no outline, in vector exports this results in a path that is only stroked.

  In `loops` mode, the export result is similar to `minimal` but a random color is applied to every loop within the knot.

--background=`color`, -b `color`

  Set the background color for raster export.

  `color` can be a color name (eg: red), in hex notation (eg: #ff0000) or function-like notation (eg: rgb(255,0,0) rgba(255,0,0,0) ).

--format=`format`, -f`format`

  Set export format. See `--list-formats` for full list of accepted values

  `format` is not case sensitive.

  If `format` is `auto` the correct format will be deduced from the file name.

### Other

--no-gui

  Don't start the gui after parsing the command line

## EXAMPLES

knotter `--no-gui` `file.knot` `-b` `"rgba(0,255,0,150)"` `-f` `png` `-o` `file.png`

  Export `file.knot` to `file.png` with a slightly transparent blue background and exit.

knotter `file.knot`

  Open the GUI with `file.knot`.

## SEE ALSO

Knotter website http://www.knotdraw.org/

qtoptions(7), X(7)

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