---
name: "iec16022"
section: "1"
platform: "linux"
package: "iec16022"
version: "0.3.1-3"
release: "Arch Linux 2026-11-01"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/iec16022"
---

# iec16022(1)

program to generate 2d barcodes

## NAME

iec16022 - program to generate 2d barcodes

## SYNOPSIS

**iec16022** \[*options*\]

## DESCRIPTION

This manual page documents briefly the **iec16022** command.

**iec16022** generates 2d barcodes conforming to the ISO/IEC 16022 standard (which is also known as Data Matrix and Semacode).

## OPTIONS

These programs follow the usual GNU command line syntax, with long options starting with two dashes (\`-'). A summary of options is included below.

- **-s, --size WxH**

  Sets the size of the generated barcode.

- **-c, --barcode text**

  Specifies the text to be encoded.

- **--ecc 000\|050\|080\|100\|140\|200**

  Sets the type of ecc to be used (default: 200).

- **-i, --infile filename**

  Read input data from file.

- **-o, --outfile filenmae**

  Save output to file (instead of standard output).

- **-f, --format Text\|UTF-8\|EPS\|Bin\|Hex\|Stamp\|PNG**

  Set the output type.

- **-?, --help**

  Show summary of options.

- **--usage**

  Show short overview of options.

## EXAMPLE

To produce a DataMatrix barcode for foobar in PNG format you need the following arguments:

- **iec16022 -f PNG -c foobar -o foobar.png**

  ## AUTHOR

iec16022 was written by Adrian Kennard, Andrews & Arnold Ltd.

This manual page was written by Jan Luebbe \<jluebbe@lasnet.de\>, for the Debian project (but may be used by others).