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12 Command-Line Interface ¶

Asymptote code may be sent to the http://asymptote.ualberta.ca server directly from the command line, specifying any options directly in the URL:

• SVG output:

  curl --data-binary 'import venn;' 'asymptote.ualberta.ca:10007?f=svg' | display -

• HTML output:

  curl --data-binary @/usr/local/share/doc/asymptote/examples/Klein.asy 'asymptote.ualberta.ca:10007' -o Klein.html

• V3D output:

  curl --data-binary 'import teapot;' 'asymptote.ualberta.ca:10007?f=v3d' -o teapot.v3d

• PDF output with rendered bitmap at 2 pixels per bp:

  curl --data-binary 'import teapot;' 'asymptote.ualberta.ca:10007?f=pdf' -o teapot.pdf

• PDF output with rendered bitmap at 4 pixels per bp:

  curl --data-binary 'import teapot;' 'asymptote.ualberta.ca:10007?f=pdf&render=4' -o teapot.pdf

• PRC output:

  curl --data-binary 'import teapot;' 'asymptote.ualberta.ca:10007?f=pdf&prc' -o teapot.pdf

• PRC output with rendered preview bitmap at 4 pixels per bp:

  curl --data-binary 'import teapot;' 'asymptote.ualberta.ca:10007?f=pdf&prc&render=4' -o teapot.pdf

The source code for the command-line interface is available at https://github.com/vectorgraphics/asymptote-http-server.