CaveOps | Post: Script for Optimizing Images

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Sample Script

Optimizing images is easy with this script! Img-optimizer + ImageMagicK leverages multiple CLI tools to give the best results.

#!/bin/bash
# Dependencies
# - img-optimize - https://virtubox.github.io/img-optimize/
# - imagemagick
# - jpegoptim
# - optipng

for file in *.png; do convert "$file" -verbose -resize 600\> "$file"; done
img-optimize --std --path "$(pwd)"

Dependencies

imagemagick
opting
jpegoptim

Debian Command

sudo apt install jpegoptim optipng imagemagick webp -y
git clone https://github.com/VirtuBox/img-optimize.git $HOME/.img-optimize
sudo ln -s $HOME/.img-optimize/optimize.sh /usr/local/bin/img-optimize
sudo chmod +x /usr/local/bin/img-optimize

Arch Command

yay -S jpegoptim opting imagemagick webp -y
git clone https://github.com/VirtuBox/img-optimize.git $HOME/.img-optimize
sudo ln -s $HOME/.img-optimize/optimize.sh /usr/local/bin/img-optimize
sudo chmod +x /usr/local/bin/img-optimize

Custom Script

#!/bin/bash
# Dependancies
# - img-optimize - https://virtubox.github.io/img-optimize/
# - imagemagick
# - jpegoptim
# - optipng

FOLDER="/home/ezra/ecs/website/content/images"

# max width
WIDTH=800

# max height
HEIGHT=600

#resize png or jpg to either height or width, keeps proportions using imagemagick
find ${FOLDER} -iname '*.jpg' -o -iname '*.png' -exec convert \{} -verbose -resize $WIDTHx$HEIGHT\> \{} \;
img-optimize --std --path ${FOLDER}