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How can I change the color of an object from the command line?

Asked by Jide Odubiyi

I'd like to change the color of an object from the command line. To rotate an object in a file, I can use the following command:

inkscape -f star92.svg --select=objectID --verb ObjectRotate90CCW --verb FileSave
 to rotate the object counterclockwise.
Is there a verb such as ObjectColorChange or something similar to change the color of an object from the command line?
Thanks.

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Best Hachmann (marenhachmann) said : 		#1

No, that's not possible currently. You would need to either:

- edit the SVG as a text file (with sed, awk, ...)
- edit the SVG as an XML document (with any XML library that you prefer)
- edit the SVG programatically with Inkscape by using an extension that reads the desired color data from... somewhere. CSV, database, random, following a specific conversion rule,...

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Jide Odubiyi (lajide) said : 		#2

Thanks Hachmann. Your suggestions should work and I will explore them.
Best regards. Jide