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Asked: 2026-06-18T12:03:12+00:00

my shell hangs on this command: /usr/local/bin/convert -size 298×71 -background black -fill white -stroke

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my shell hangs on this command:

/usr/local/bin/convert -size 298x71 -background black -fill white -stroke none -gravity center -trim -interline-spacing 0 -font /home/amazingw/public_html/live/fonts/Phillies.ttf label:'150' png:-

The shell just sits there until i press ctrl+c. If I add any letter to the label: argument the command runs fine and I get output.
The font is there but it is missing the number characters in the definition.
Could that cause my command to fail?

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  1. Editorial Team

    This seems like an issue related to input at the console, I am assuming you are using Bash.

    If this is the case, Bash is trying to interpret the quotes and is waiting for other input.

    after reviewing the imagemagick website for “label:”

    Label - Simple Text Label

Basic Labels

Creating a font image using a "label:" image, 
is the more typical way of drawing a font
quickly in ImageMagick...

    It goes on and gives many examples…

    convert -background lightblue -fill blue \
      -font Candice -pointsize 72 label:Anthony \
      label.gif

    None of the examples show single quotes.

    I would assume between Bash and ImageMagick’s convert program, there is some error on interpretation of input from the console.

    I would suggest trying your same command without quotes

    /usr/local/bin/convert -size 298x71 -background black -fill white -stroke none -gravity center -trim -interline-spacing 0 -font /home/amazingw/public_html/live/fonts/Phillies.ttf label:150 png:-

    I would also take a quick look at the Bash manual about single quotes too.

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