# silicon

> Create an image of source code.
> More information: <https://github.com/Aloxaf/silicon>.

- Generate an image from a specific source file:

`silicon {{path/to/source_file}} --output {{path/to/output_image}}`

- Generate an image from a source file with a specific programming language syntax highlighting (e.g. `rust`, `py`, `js`, etc.):

`silicon {{path/to/source_file}} --output {{path/to/output_image}} --language {{language|extension}}`

- Generate an image from `stdin`:

`{{command}} | silicon --output {{path/to/output_image}}`