.. _linethin:

linethin
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**Syntax:** :code:`linethin(image)`

Thins one layer of pixels from the foreground of the image. Positive pixels are assumed to belong to the foreground. Run iteratively to calculate a line skeleton. This command is not guaranteed to give the same result in both normal and distributed processing mode. Despite that, both modes should give a valid result.

This command can be used in the distributed processing mode. Use :ref:`distribute` command to change processing mode from local to distributed.

Arguments
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image [input & output]
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**Data type:** uint8 image, uint16 image, uint32 image, uint64 image, int8 image, int16 image, int32 image, int64 image, float32 image

Image to process.

See also
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:ref:`surfacethin`, :ref:`surfaceskeleton`, :ref:`linethin`, :ref:`lineskeleton`, :ref:`tracelineskeleton`, :ref:`classifyskeleton`