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# scanimage

> Scan images with the Scanner Access Now Easy API.
> More information: <http://sane-project.org/man/scanimage.1.html>.

- List available scanners to ensure the target device is connected and recognized:

`scanimage -L`

- Scan an image and save it to a file:

`scanimage --format={{pnm|tiff|png|jpeg}} > {{path/to/new_image}}`
