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# scanimage
> Scan images with the Scanner Access Now Easy API.
> More information: <http://sane-project.org/man/scanimage.1.html>.
- List available scanners to ensure the target device is connected and recognized:
`scanimage {{[-L|--list-devices]}}`
- Scan an image and save it to a file:
`scanimage --format {{pnm|tiff|png|jpeg|pdf|...}} > {{path/to/new_image}}`
- Specify the device to scan from:
`scanimage {{[-d|--device]}} {{device_name}} > {{path/to/new_image}}`
- Specify resolution for the scanned image (default resolution is 75dpi):
`scanimage --resolution {{300}} > {{path/to/new_image}}`