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xcursorgen — Create an X cursor file from a collection of PNGs. If `--prefix` is omitted, the image files must be

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Problem

How to use the xcursorgen command: Create an X cursor file from a collection of PNGs. If --prefix is omitted, the image files must be located in the current working directory. More information: <https://manned.org/xcursorgen>.

Solution

xcursorgen — Create an X cursor file from a collection of PNGs. If --prefix is omitted, the image files must be located in the current working directory. More information: <https://manned.org/xcursorgen>.

Create an X cursor file using a configuration file:

xcursorgen {{path/to/config.cursor}} {{path/to/output_file}}

Create an X cursor file using a configuration file and specify the path to the image files:

xcursorgen --prefix {{path/to/image_directory}}/ {{path/to/config.cursor}} {{path/to/output_file}}

Create an X cursor file using a configuration file and write the output to stdout:

xcursorgen {{path/to/config.cursor}}

Code Snippets

Create an X cursor file using a configuration file

xcursorgen {{path/to/config.cursor}} {{path/to/output_file}}

Create an X cursor file using a configuration file and specify the path to the image files

xcursorgen --prefix {{path/to/image_directory}}/ {{path/to/config.cursor}} {{path/to/output_file}}

Create an X cursor file using a configuration file and write the output to `stdout`

xcursorgen {{path/to/config.cursor}}

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