How do you use `scanimage` to scan two sides of a document with an adf scanner?

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I have an ScanSnap iX500 and I'm trying to figure out how to scan two sides of a document with it. Obviously, I need to scan one side, flip the paper and scan the other side. But, I can't figure out how to get scanimage to hold up for one second while I flip and reload the paper.

score 3 · Accepted Answer · answered Apr 12 '13 at 00:30

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Use Simple Scan (Comes pre-loaded) to scan the image, once you have done one side, simply flip it over then scan the other part.

answered Apr 12 '13 at 00:30

scouser73

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score -1 · Answer 2 · answered Oct 28 '22 at 03:38

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Per the man page, it looks like you can use --batch-prompt. You may need to also add -b

--batch-prompt will tell scanimage to stop after a page is scanned and wait for you to tell it to continue.

answered Oct 28 '22 at 03:38

Joe Colburn

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How do you use `scanimage` to scan two sides of a document with an adf scanner?

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