2 examples for inkscape
# Convert SVG to PDF without starting GUI # (echo a.svg --export-pdf=a.pdf; # echo b.svg --export-pdf=b.pdf) | # DISPLAY= inkscape --shell # your_comment_here In order to get a cropped PDF use -D option.
# Convert an svg file to a png (or jpg) with this command: inkscape -z -e file.png -w 64 -h 64 file.svg