Where can I find the @ parameter in the documentation

[tsetair]

I am having difficulty, locating the documentation which would describe this function, viewtopic.php?t=28915#p128786 , in greater detail

I have made all the basic functions work locally with additional styling, but, I can't locate the portion in the documentation that refers to appending labels from text files onto an image. I want to learn and read more about this feature.

Can someone point me to the correct section in the documentation which details using external text files as a source to append text onto images. I can't find it in the documentation.

Best Regards,

Tse

[snibgo]

For "label:" it is documented at http://www.imagemagick.org/Usage/text/#label_lines

Most places IM commands needs a string, you can instead use ...

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@filename.ext

... using any filename, with or without path and extension.

A string at the command line is read by the shell interpreter, so must use the shell's escapes if required. An @-file isn't read by the shell, but is directly read by IM, so doesn't need escapes for the shell.

[tsetair]

Thank you so much snibgo, this is really helpful !

[fmw42]

See also http://www.imagemagick.org/Usage/basics/#arg_percent and in string format for trim bounds at http://www.imagemagick.org/script/escape.php. Also in the section Filename References at http://www.imagemagick.org/script/comma ... .php#input