Batch resize images in Linux using imagemagick and the terminal

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The quickest and easiest way to batch resize a number of images is to use imagemagick via the terminal in Linux.

First thing you need to do install imagmagick using the following command

The next step is to cd to your directory where your images are stored. I needed to batch resize all .jpg images to 800 x 600 pixels, so I ran the following command in the terminal