# margen > generate a marble-like pattern bitmap image, blazing fast. ![](./images/sample.gif) Written in pure C without librairies. ## Install You only need **gcc** and **make**. ```bash git clone https://github.com/klemek/margen cd margen make clean build install # margen is now installed in ~/.local/bin ``` ## CLI arguments ```txt usage: margen [--help] [-v] [-q] [-w=WIDTH] [-h=HEIGHT] [-o=PATH] [--seed=SEED][-p=PIXEL_SIZE] [-s=SLOPE] [-c=R,G,B] [--var=R,G,B] [-vr=VAR_RANGE] generate a marble-like pattern bitmap image, blazing fast. options: --help show this help message and exit -q, --quiet do not print to console -w, --width image width (default: 1920) -h, --height image height (default: 1080) -o, --output output file (default: output.bmp) -seed random seed (default: time based) -p, --pixel pixel size (default: random) -s, --slope slope [0-255] (default: random) -c, --color base color [0-255,0-255,0-255] (default: random) -va, --variation fixed variation [0-255,0-255,0-255] (default: random) -vr, --var-range random variation range [0-255] (default: 30) ``` ## TODO - fix monochrome - select corner (currently bottom left)