---
name: "repsnapper"
section: "1"
platform: "linux"
package: "repsnapper"
version: "2.5a5-3"
release: "Debian 12 (Bookworm)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/repsnapper"
---

# repsnapper(1)

program to operate RepRap 3D printer

## NAME

repsnapper - program to operate RepRap 3D printer

## SYNOPSIS

**repsnapper** \[{**-t** \| **--no-gui**}\] \[{**-i** \| **--input**} *file*\] \[{**-b** \| **--binary**} *file*\] \[{**-o** \| **--output**} *file*\] \[{**--svg**} *file*\] \[{**--ssvg**} *file*\] \[{**-s** \| **--settings**} *file*\]

**repsnapper** \[{**-h** \| **--help**} \| {**-v** \| **--version**}\]

## DESCRIPTION

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

This manual page was written for the Debian distribution because the original program does not have a manual page.

**repsnapper** is a host software for controlling the RepRap open source 3D printer.

## OPTIONS

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

- **-t**, **--no-gui**

  Act as a head-less renderer.

- **-i** *file*, **--input=***file*

  Read input Model *file*.

- **-b** *file*, **--binary=***file*

  Batch convert input *file* to binary STL.

- **-o** *file*, **--output=***file*

  If not head-less (-t), enter non-printing GUI mode. Only able to output gcode to *file*.

- **--svg=***file*

  Slice to SVG *file*.

- **--ssvg=***file*

  Slice to single layer SVG files *file*NNNN.svg

- **-s** *file*, **--settings=***file*

  Read render settings *file*.

- **-h**, **--help**

  Show summary of options.

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

  Show version of program.

## FILES

/etc/xdg/repsnapper/repsnapper.conf

The system-wide configuration file to control the behaviour of repsnapper.

${HOME}/.config/repsnapper/repsnapper.conf

The per-user configuration file to control the behaviour of repsnapper.

## AUTHOR

**Ying-Chun Liu** \<paulliu@debian.org\>

Wrote this manpage for the Debian system.

## COPYRIGHT

Copyright © 2012 Ying-Chun Liu (PaulLiu)\

This manual page was written for the Debian system (and may be used by others).

Permission is granted to copy, distribute and/or modify this document under the terms of the GNU Library General Public License, Version 2 or (at your option) any later version published by the Free Software Foundation.

On Debian systems, the complete text of the GNU Library General Public License can be found in /usr/share/common-licenses/LGPL.