---
name: "bist"
section: "1"
platform: "linux"
package: "bist"
version: "0.5.2-1.2"
release: "Debian 11 (Bullseye)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/bist"
---

# bist(1)

a chemical drawing tool.

## NAME

bist - a chemical drawing tool.

## SYNOPSIS

 bist  **\[-c --convert-to \| -f --input-file \| -h --help \| -v --version\]**

## DESCRIPTION

Bist  stands  for **bi**dimensional  **st**ructures  (in italian  it sounds like "beast"  in english) and is a chemical  drawing tool. It is focused on organic chemistry but may  it may be useful also for chemists or teacher as well.

Bist support many of the formalism used to describe molecoles structures like single  bond, double bond, stereospecific  bond, charges, resonance arrows, lone pairs etc...

It  can export  both  PostScript and  PNG  formats.

Currently  portability is  not my  goal  so only  GNU/Linux platform  is supported. However any  effort in this direction is  appreciated so feel free to ask me about any  porting question. Please remember that bist is actually in a beta stage of development so i strongly suggest you to not using it  except for testing or  hacking purpose. Bist  is free software released under GNU GPL

## OPTIONS

- **-c --convert-to format**

  Convert to "format" (currently  PostScript, SVG, PNG);

- **-f --input-file file**

  File to convert (wildcard allowed but please escape it);

- **-h --help**

  Print usage information;

- **-v --version**

  Print information and exit.

## BUGS

Please send bug reporting to:  *cage@katamail.com*

## SEE ALSO

## AUTHORS

Bist is written by Valerio Benfante.

The logo has been  designed by Luisa Russo.

**We always need help (traslation, code improvement etc...)** **please write to cage@katamail.com to contribute to this** **project.**

## COPYING

Copyright (C)  2005 Valerio  Benfante.

This is free software; see  the source for copying conditions.  There is NO warranty;  not even for  MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR  A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.

The logo is copyright 2005 Luisa Russo and is released under GNU GPL