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imv - X11/Wayland Image Viewer
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`imv` is a command line image viewer intended for use with tiling window managers.

Currently `imv` is in **alpha**. Command line flags and shortcuts may change
without notice.

Features
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* Wayland Support
* Support for over 30 different image file formats including:
  * Photoshop PSD files
  * Animated GIFS
  * Various RAW formats

Usage
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### Opening images
    imv image1.png another_image.jpeg yet_another.TIFF

### Opening images via stdin
    find . "*.png" | imv -i

### Autoscale images to fit the window
    imv -s *.gif

### Open an image fullscreen (and scale to fit screen)
    imv -fs image.jpeg

### Sorting images
    find . "*.png" | sort | imv -i

### Shuffling images
    find . "*.png" | shuf | imv -i

Installation
------------

    make
    make install

License
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`imv` is published under the [MIT](LICENSE) license.