If desired, you may compress images past this point (lossy compression), though it will permanently reduce the quality of those images. The above techniques allow for lossless compression that preserves image quality. To compress JPGS within a directory, go to the directory containing those images, then issue the command to compress all files within that directory: cd / jpegoptim *.jpg Lossy compression jpgДЇor example: jpegoptim samplefile1.jpg samplefile2.jpg samplefile3.jpg All JPGs within a directory Use the following syntax to compress multiple JPGs with one command: jpegoptim. jpgДЇor example, to compress the file named samplefile.jpg, the command would resemble: jpegoptim samplefile.jpg Multiple JPGs Use the following syntax, but replace with actual name of the file to be compressed, and choose the proper extension: jpegoptim. It is possible to compress a single file, multiple files at once, or all files within a directory. With jpegoptim, you can use the CLI to compress JPG files while preserving image quality. When referring to the below commands, replace the angle brackets () and everything between them with the indicated information. If you are a Nexcess client, installation of these tools is unnecessary all Nexcess servers include jpegoptim, OptiPNG, and Gifsicle. Each tool optimizes image files of the relevant type by compressing their size as much as possible while upholding the quality of those images. The three command-line utilities available to all Nexcess clients are jpegoptim, OptiPNG, and Gifsicle. If you are not, then consider using an application instead. This article assumes you are already somewhat familiar with Linux. Optimizing images in this manner is known as lossless compression. If you need to optimize images while at the same time preserving their quality and dimensions, it is possible to compress these images through the CLI.

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