3.2 Command Line Options

-width
Specify the width of the output image in pixels.

-height
Specify the height of the output image in pixels.

-gif
Specify CompuServe GIF (.gif) file format output. This is the default.

-bmp
Specify Microsoft BitMap (.bmp) file format output.

-eps
Specify PostScript bitmap (.ps) file format output.

-cob
Specify color-on-black output, instead of the default black-on-white.

-bow
Specify black-on-white rendering. This is the default.

-aromcirc
Display circles in aromatic rings rather than a Kekulé form of alternating single and double bonds.

-noaromcirc
Display a Kekulé form of alternating single and double bonds for aromatic rings. This is the default.

-notitle
Do not display the molecule's title in the image.

-titletop
Display the molecule's title at the top of the depiction.

-titlebot
Display the molecule's title at the bottom of the depiction.

-verbose
Display a CH3 label for terminal methyl groups.

-terse
Do not display labels for terminal methyl groups.

-showh
Display explicit hydrogens.

-noshowh
Suppress explicit hydrogens.

-super
Perform super atom contraction of common functional groups.

-nosuper
Do not perform super atom contraction.

-trans
For GIF image output, mark the background as transparent.

-notrans
Do not mark the background color as transparent in GIF output.

-dative
Display nitro, nitroso and N-oxide groups as an arrow indicating the dative bonding, rather than as a hypervalent or charge separated group.

-nodative
Display nitros, nitrosos and N-oxides as represented in the input structure.

-noauto
Don't automatically magnify molecules to fill drawing area. By default, molecules are magnified or reduced so that they just fit the ``canvas'' specified by the width and height options.