#include <opencv2/core/core.hpp>   
#include <opencv2/highgui/highgui.hpp>  
#include <iostream>

using namespace cv;
using namespace std;

int main(int argc, char** argv)
{
    if (argc != 2)
    {
        cout << " Usage: display_image ImageToLoadAndDisplay" << endl;
        return -1;
    }

    Mat image;
    image = imread("D:\photo\sab.jpg", CV_LOAD_IMAGE_COLOR);   // Read the file

    if (!image.data)                              // Check for invalid input
    {
        cout << "Could not open or find the image" << std::endl;
        return -1;
    }

    namedWindow("Display window", CV_WINDOW_AUTOSIZE);// Create a window for display.
    imshow("Display window", image);                   // Show our image inside it.

    waitKey(0);                                          // Wait for a keystroke in the window
    return 0;
}

The argv parameter passed to main contains the arguments passed to the program. So, for example, if you'd like to use the argument to the program as the file name instead of the hard-coded D:\photo\sab.jpg you would do something like:

image = imread(argv[1], CV_LOAD_IMAGE_COLOR);
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