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+#!/bin/bash
+
+# checks
+## check if imagicmagic is installed 
+if ! hash convert 2>/dev/null; then
+	echo "Please install imagemagic."
+	exit 127 # command not found error
+fi
+## Check if argument is set
+PORTALHEX=$1
+if [ -z "$PORTALHEX" ]; then
+    echo "PORTAL HEX VALUE REQUIRED"
+    exit 1
+fi
+IMGSIZE=$2
+if [ -z "$IMGSIZE" ]; then
+    echo -e "IMAGE SIZE REQUIRED\n3072x256\t1536x126\t768x64\t384x32\t192x16\nDefaulting to 768x64"
+    IMGSIZE="768x64"
+fi
+SAVENAME=$3
+if [ -z "$SAVENAME" ]; then
+    echo -e "PLANET NAME REQUIRED"
+    exit 1
+fi
+
+## check if image size is valid
+case $IMGSIZE in
+    3072x256|XL|xl)
+        IMGSIZE="3072x256"
+        ;;
+    1536x126|L|l)
+        IMGSIZE="1536x126"
+        ;;
+    768x64|M|m)
+        IMGSIZE="768x64"
+        ;;
+    384x32|S|s)
+        IMGSIZE="384x32"
+        ;;
+    192x16|T|t)
+        IMGSIZE="192x16"
+        ;;
+    *)
+        echo -e "Invalid image size\n3072x256\t1536x126\t768x64\t384x32\t192x16\nDefaulting to 768x64"
+        IMGSIZE="768x64"
+        ;;
+esac
+
+## Check if char len of is exactly 12 chars long
+PHLEN=${#PORTALHEX}
+if [ $PHLEN != 12 ]; then
+	echo "Portal Addresses MUST be exactly 12 chars [ A-F|a-f & 0-9 ] long"
+    exit 1
+fi
+
+# format the command string
+## Make string uppercase
+PORTALHEX=${PORTALHEX^^} 
+SFIX=".png"
+PFIX="./glyphs/GLYPH-"
+G0=$PFIX$(echo $PORTALHEX | cut -c 1)$SFIX
+G1=$PFIX$(echo $PORTALHEX | cut -c 2)$SFIX
+G2=$PFIX$(echo $PORTALHEX | cut -c 3)$SFIX
+G3=$PFIX$(echo $PORTALHEX | cut -c 4)$SFIX
+G4=$PFIX$(echo $PORTALHEX | cut -c 5)$SFIX
+G5=$PFIX$(echo $PORTALHEX | cut -c 6)$SFIX
+G6=$PFIX$(echo $PORTALHEX | cut -c 7)$SFIX
+G7=$PFIX$(echo $PORTALHEX | cut -c 8)$SFIX
+G8=$PFIX$(echo $PORTALHEX | cut -c 9)$SFIX
+G9=$PFIX$(echo $PORTALHEX | cut -c 10)$SFIX
+GA=$PFIX$(echo $PORTALHEX | cut -c 11)$SFIX
+GB=$PFIX$(echo $PORTALHEX | cut -c 12)$SFIX
+
+FMTCMD="convert +append $G0 $G1 $G2 $G3 $G4 $G5 $G6 $G7 $G8 $G9 $GA $GB -resize $IMGSIZE $SAVENAME-$IMGSIZE.png"
+#echo $FMTCMD
+
+bash -c "$FMTCMD"
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