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ppmtobmp — Convert a PPM image to a BMP file. More information: <https://netpbm.sourceforge.net/doc/ppmtobmp.ht

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Problem

How to use the ppmtobmp command: Convert a PPM image to a BMP file. More information: <https://netpbm.sourceforge.net/doc/ppmtobmp.html>.

Solution

ppmtobmp — Convert a PPM image to a BMP file. More information: <https://netpbm.sourceforge.net/doc/ppmtobmp.html>.

Convert a PPM image to a BMP file:

ppmtobmp {{path/to/file.ppm}} > {{path/to/file.bmp}}

Explicitly specify whether or not a Windows BMP file or an OS/2 BMP file should be created:

ppmtobmp -{{windows|os2}} {{path/to/file.ppm}} > {{path/to/file.bmp}}

Use a specific number of bits for each pixel:

ppmtobmp {{[-b|-bbp]}} {{1|4|8|24}} {{path/to/file.ppm}} > {{path/to/file.bmp}}

Code Snippets

Convert a PPM image to a BMP file

ppmtobmp {{path/to/file.ppm}} > {{path/to/file.bmp}}

Explicitly specify whether or not a Windows BMP file or an OS/2 BMP file should be created

ppmtobmp -{{windows|os2}} {{path/to/file.ppm}} > {{path/to/file.bmp}}

Use a specific number of bits for each pixel

ppmtobmp {{[-b|-bbp]}} {{1|4|8|24}} {{path/to/file.ppm}} > {{path/to/file.bmp}}

Context

tldr-pages: common/ppmtobmp

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