Select multiple images

Software G'MIC
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http://gmic.eu/tutorial/_input.shtml says how to build internal list of images for processing. But I can not find how can I load all images that are named like cost01.png, cost02.png, … without long command line construction.

I think that page should contain info how to select multiple images (imagine there is hundred) from command line without additional external scripting.

2

If you are using the Linux shell, this is not really a problem, as

$ gmic cost*.png

will do what you want (because the shell expand the command line above to gmic cost01.png cost02.png ...). On Windows, the shell sucks :stuck_out_tongue: , so you need to probably to use the command -input_glob` instead :

gmic.exe -input_glob cost*.png

(shortcut for -input_glob is -ig).

3

Thanks. The documentation at http://gmic.eu/reference.shtml says that -ig is for -input_globbing, which is probably an error. Also I can not give a link to -ig exactly, because there is anchor generated. Is the reference generated at all?

4

Another question - does -input_glob sorts found images? Is the sort logical or bytewise, e.g. image2.png < image10.png

5

The typo in the reference doc has been corrected. Thanks for noticing it.

6

That’s a good question. It uses a call to a system function that returns the list of files in a certain order, but which one, that is probably platform-dependent :slight_smile: I’ve no idea.