csvg — create SVG from a bitmap image

csvg

#!/bin/sh
#
#  convert bitmap to SVG, works well with pen and ink drawings ..
#
set -e
for file in "$@"
do
	# lose suffix to grab file basename
	suffix=$(echo "$file" | sed 's/.*\.//')
	svg=$(basename "$file" ".$suffix").svg
	pnm=/tmp/$$.pnm

	# convert to pixmap using http://www.imagemagick.org
	convert "$file" $pnm

	# trace bitmap using http://potrace.sourceforge.net
	potrace -s -o "$svg" $pnm

	rm $pnm
done
exit 0