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syntax: markdown
tags: [tldr, common]
source: https://github.com/tldr-pages/tldr.git
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# pngcheck
> Forensics tool for validating the integrity of PNG based (PNG, JNG, MNG) image files.
> Can also extract embedded images and text from a file.
> More information: <https://github.com/pnggroup/pngcheck>.
- Verify the integrity of an image file (width, height, and color depth):
`pngcheck {{path/to/image.png}}`
- Print information for an image with [c]olorized output:
`pngcheck -c {{path/to/image.png}}`
- Print [v]erbose information for an image:
`pngcheck -cvt {{path/to/image.png}}`
- Receive an image from `stdin` and display detailed information:
`cat {{path/to/image.png}} | pngcheck -cvt`
- [s]earch for PNGs within a specific file and display information about them:
`pngcheck -s {{path/to/image.png}}`
- Search for PNGs within another file and e[x]tract them:
`pngcheck -x {{path/to/image.png}}`