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Use this command to get the results you are looking for:

• convert -size 300x300 file.jpg -thumbnail 300 -quality 60 thumb.jpg

Consider upping the quality to 75.

l008com wrote: what do these options do that is different than what my basic options do?

The -thumbnail option has a built-in call to the -strip option that removes
some clutter from your file.