---
name: "hocr"
section: "1"
platform: "linux"
package: "libhocr0"
version: "0.10.18-3.2+b2"
release: "Debian 12 (Bookworm)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/hocr"
---

# hocr(1)

Hebrew OCR utility

## NAME

hocr - Hebrew OCR utility

## DESCRIPTION

### Usage:

-

  hocr \[OPTION...\] - Hebrew OCR utility

### Help Options:

- \-?, **--help**

  Show help options

- **--help-all**

  Show all help options

- **--help-file**

  Show file options

- **--help-image-proccesing**

  Show image proccesing options

- **--help-segmentation**

  Show segmentation options

- **--help-debug**

  Show debug options

File options

- **-O**, **--images-out-path**=*PATH*

  use PATH for output images

- **-u**, **--data-out**=*FILE*

  use FILE as output data file name

- **-C**, **--save-copy**

  save a compy of original image

- **-b**, **--save-bw**

  save proccesd bw image

- **-B**, **--save-bw-exit**

  save proccesd bw image and exit

- **-l**, **--save-layout**

  save layout image

- **-L**, **--save-layout-exit**

  save layout image and exit

- **-f**, **--save-fonts**

  save fonts

- **-F**, **--save-fonts-exit**

  save fonts images and exit

Image proccesing options

- **-T**, **--thresholding-type**=*NUM*

  thresholding type, 0 normal, 1 none, 2 fine

- **-t**, **--threshold**=*NUM*

  use NUM as threshold value, 1..100

- **-a**, **--adaptive-threshold**=*NUM*

  use NUM as adaptive threshold value, 1..100

- **-s**, **--scale**=*SCALE*

  scale input image by SCALE 1..9, 0 auto

- **-S**, **--no-auto-scale**

  do not auto acale image

- **-q**, **--rotate**=*DEG*

  rotate image clockwise in deg.

- **-Q**, **--no-auto-rotate**

  do not auto rotate image

Segmentation options

- **-c**, **--columns** setup=NUM

  columns setup: 1.. #columns, 0 auto, 255 free

- **-x**, **--slicing**=*NUM*

  use NUM as font slicing threshold, 1..250

- **-X**, **--slicing-width**=*NUM*

  use NUM as font slicing width, 50..250

- **-w**, **--font-spacing**=*NUM*

  font spacing: tight ..-1, 0, 1.. spaced

Debug options

- **-g**, **--draw-grid**

  draw grid on output images

- **-d**, **--debug**

  print debugging information while running

- **-D**, **--debug-extra**

  print extra debugging information

- **-y**, **--font-filter**=*NUM*

  debug a font filter, use filter NUM

- **-Y**, **--font-filter-list**

  print a list of debug a font filters

- **-j**, **--font-num-out**

  print font numbers in output text

### Application Options:

- **-i**, **--image-in**=*FILE*

  use FILE as input image file name

- **-o**, **--text-out**=*FILE*

  use FILE as output text file name

- **-h**, **--html-out**

  output text in html format

- **-N**, **--no-gtk**

  do not use gtk for file input and output

- **-z**, **--font**=*NUM*

  use font NUM

- **-n**, **--no-nikud**

  do not recognize nikud

- **-v**, **--version**

  print version information and exit

libhocr-0.10.5-i686-pc-linux-gnu-12022008 http://hocr.berlios.de Copyright (C) 2005-2008 Yaacov Zamir \<kzamir@walla.co.il\>

This program is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or (at your option) any later version.

This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the GNU General Public License for more details.

You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License along with this program.  If not, see \<http://www.gnu.org/licenses/\>.

- [gocr(1)](/gocr/1.md), [ocrad(1)](/ocrad/1.md), [unpaper(1)](/unpaper/1.md)

  ## SEE ALSO