qr
Generate QR codes from the command line
TLDR
Generate QR code
$ qr "[text]"
Generate from stdin$ echo "[text]" | qr
Output as image$ qr --output=[qr.png] "[text]"
SYNOPSIS
qr [options] [text]
DESCRIPTION
qr is a simple command-line utility for generating QR codes from text input. It can display QR codes directly in the terminal using Unicode block characters or save them as image files, making it useful for quickly sharing URLs, WiFi credentials, or other short text via scannable codes.The tool accepts text as a command-line argument or reads from standard input, allowing it to be used in shell pipelines. Various implementations of the qr command exist across different packages.
PARAMETERS
TEXT
Text to encode.--output FILE
Output file.-o FILE
Output file.
INSTALL
sudo apk add py3-qrcode
CAVEATS
Various implementations. Check installed version.
HISTORY
qr provides quick QR code generation from command line.