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pamtogif — Convert a Netpbm image into an unanimated GIF image. See also: `giftopnm`, `gifsicle`. More informat

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pamtogifcommandconvertclinetpbmimageintounanimated

Problem

How to use the pamtogif command: Convert a Netpbm image into an unanimated GIF image. See also: giftopnm, gifsicle. More information: <https://netpbm.sourceforge.net/doc/pamtogif.html>.

Solution

pamtogif — Convert a Netpbm image into an unanimated GIF image. See also: giftopnm, gifsicle. More information: <https://netpbm.sourceforge.net/doc/pamtogif.html>.

Convert a Netpbm image into an unanimated GIF image:

pamtogif {{path/to/image.pam}} > {{path/to/output.gif}}

Mark the specified color as transparent in the output GIF file:

pamtogif {{[-t|-transparent]}} {{color}} {{path/to/image.pam}} > {{path/to/output.gif}}

Include the specified text as a comment in the output GIF file:

pamtogif {{[-c|-comment]}} "{{Hello World!}}" {{path/to/image.pam}} > {{path/to/output.gif}}

Code Snippets

Convert a Netpbm image into an unanimated GIF image

pamtogif {{path/to/image.pam}} > {{path/to/output.gif}}

Mark the specified color as transparent in the output GIF file

pamtogif {{[-t|-transparent]}} {{color}} {{path/to/image.pam}} > {{path/to/output.gif}}

Include the specified text as a comment in the output GIF file

pamtogif {{[-c|-comment]}} "{{Hello World!}}" {{path/to/image.pam}} > {{path/to/output.gif}}

Context

tldr-pages: common/pamtogif

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