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GNU Barcode

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Introduction to Barcode

GNU Barcode is a tool to convert text strings to printed bars. It supports a variety of standard codes to represent the textual strings and creates postscript output.

Main features of GNU Barcode:

Available as both a library and an executable program
Supports UPC, EAN, ISBN, CODE39 and other encoding standards
Postscript and Encapsulated Postscript output
Accepts sizes and positions as inches, centimeters, millimeters
Can create tables of barcodes (to print labels on sticker pages)

Downloading Barcode

Barcode can be found on in the subdirectory /gnu/barcode/ on your favorite GNU mirror. For other ways to obtain Barcode, please read How to get GNU Software

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Updated: 7 May 2000 neel