---
name: "makexvpics"
section: "1"
platform: "linux"
package: "makexvpics"
version: "1.0.1-4"
release: "Debian 13 (Trixie)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/makexvpics"
---

# makexvpics(1)

create xv-compatible thumbnails

## NAME

makexvpics - create xv-compatible thumbnails

## SYNOPSIS

**makexvpics** \[ **-fhRv** \] *picture\_file\_or\_dir* \[ *...* \]

## DESCRIPTION

Makexvpics creates/updates xv/zgv/Gimp-compatible thumbnails for picture files such as GIFs, JPEGs, etc. It may be useful if you want a non-interactive way of keeping such files up to date.

The formats currently supported are GIF, JPEG, PNG, PBM/PGM/PPM, mrf, BMP, TGA, and PCX.

## OPTIONS

- *-f*

  force thumbnails to be updated. Ordinarily they're only updated if no thumbnail exists or if the picture file is newer.

- *-h*

  give usage help.

- *-R*

  recurse into subdirectories.

- *-v*

  be verbose - echo names (or rather, \`basename's) of files which are being updated.

## BUGS

It's pretty slow.

## AUTHOR

Russell Marks (rus@forfree.at).

## SEE ALSO

**xv**(1), [**zgv**(1)](/zgv/1.md)