---
name: "lierolibre-extractgfx"
section: "6"
platform: "linux"
package: "lierolibre"
version: "0.5-5+b1"
release: "Debian 13 (Trixie)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/lierolibre-extractgfx"
---

# lierolibre-extractgfx(6)

script to extract images from LIERO.CHR files

## NAME

lierolibre-extractgfx - script to extract images from LIERO.CHR files

## SYNOPSIS

**lierolibre** *inputfile.CHR* *outputdir*

## DESCRIPTION

This script extracts the three sprite canvases contained within *LIERO.CHR*, and dumps them as greyscale images in xpm format. Use the [**lierolibre-packgfx**(6)](/lierolibre-packgfx/6.md) script to pack them back up again.

## OPTIONS

- *inputfile.CHR*

  This file must be a valid LIERO.CHR file containing three sprite canvases with the exact dimensions 16x1760, 7x910 and 4x120, respectively.

- *outputdir*

  The script will create the files *gfx1.xpm gfx2.xpm gfx3.xpm* in this directory.

## AUTHORS

The script and this manual page was written by Martin Erik Werner \<martinerikwerner@gmail.com\>

## SEE ALSO

[**lierolibre**(6)](/lierolibre/6.md)\
 [**lierolibre-packgfx**(6)](/lierolibre-packgfx/6.md)\
 [**lierolibre-extractsounds**(6)](/lierolibre-extractsounds/6.md) [**lierolibre-packsounds**(6)](/lierolibre-packsounds/6.md)\
 [**lierolibre-extractlev**(6)](/lierolibre-extractlev/6.md) [**lierolibre-packlev**(6)](/lierolibre-packlev/6.md)