How to install and use jpegoptim on Linux CentOS
October 26, 2018
If you have a bunch of jpgs that you want to optimise, you will probably want to use jpegoptim
. Here is how to install it on Linux CentOS
yum install jpegoptim
How to use jpegoptim on Linux CentOS
The syntax for using jpegoptim is simple - jpegoptim yourImage.jpg
. Of course, there are some options you can pass to it.
How to use jpegoptim on Linux CentOS to optimise all images (recursively) in a directory
Use the following command to automatically recursively go through the current directory (and all subdirectories/folders) and optimise the jpg image, lowering its file size. You won't notice any difference in quality, but it will strip all useless information stored in the jpg's meta data
find . -name "*.jpg" -exec jpegoptim -m80 -o -p --strip-all {} \;
You should also see my page explaining how to do the same thing but for png images