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ppmlabel — Add text to a PPM image. More information: <https://netpbm.sourceforge.net/doc/ppmlabel.html>.

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Problem

How to use the ppmlabel command: Add text to a PPM image. More information: <https://netpbm.sourceforge.net/doc/ppmlabel.html>.

Solution

ppmlabel — Add text to a PPM image. More information: <https://netpbm.sourceforge.net/doc/ppmlabel.html>.

Add text to a PPM image at the specified location:
ppmlabel -x {{pos_x}} -y {{pos_y}} {{[-t|-text]}} {{text}} {{path/to/input_file.ppm}} > {{path/to/output_file.ppm}}


Add multiple texts at different locations:
ppmlabel -x {{pos_x1}} -y {{pos_y1}} {{[-t|-text]}} {{text1}} -x {{pos_x2}} -y {{pos_y2}} {{[-t|-text]}} {{text2}} {{path/to/input_file.ppm}} > {{path/to/output_file.ppm}}


Specify the line color, the background color, the tilt, and the size of the added text:
ppmlabel -x {{pos_x}} -y {{pos_y}} {{[-c|-color]}} {{line_color}} {{[-b|-background]}} {{background_color}} {{[-a|-angle]}} {{tilt}} {{[-s|-size]}} {{size}} {{[-t|-text]}} {{text}} {{path/to/input_file.ppm}} > {{path/to/output_file.ppm}}

Code Snippets

Add text to a PPM image at the specified location

ppmlabel -x {{pos_x}} -y {{pos_y}} {{[-t|-text]}} {{text}} {{path/to/input_file.ppm}} > {{path/to/output_file.ppm}}

Add multiple texts at different locations

ppmlabel -x {{pos_x1}} -y {{pos_y1}} {{[-t|-text]}} {{text1}} -x {{pos_x2}} -y {{pos_y2}} {{[-t|-text]}} {{text2}} {{path/to/input_file.ppm}} > {{path/to/output_file.ppm}}

Specify the line color, the background color, the tilt, and the size of the added text

ppmlabel -x {{pos_x}} -y {{pos_y}} {{[-c|-color]}} {{line_color}} {{[-b|-background]}} {{background_color}} {{[-a|-angle]}} {{tilt}} {{[-s|-size]}} {{size}} {{[-t|-text]}} {{text}} {{path/to/input_file.ppm}} > {{path/to/output_file.ppm}}

Context

tldr-pages: common/ppmlabel

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