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pstopnm — Convert a PostScript file to a PNM image. More information: <https://netpbm.sourceforge.net/doc/psto

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Problem

How to use the pstopnm command: Convert a PostScript file to a PNM image. More information: <https://netpbm.sourceforge.net/doc/pstopnm.html>.

Solution

pstopnm — Convert a PostScript file to a PNM image. More information: <https://netpbm.sourceforge.net/doc/pstopnm.html>.

Convert a PS file to PNM images, storing page N of the input to path/to/fileN.ppm:

pstopnm {{path/to/file.ps}}

Explicitly specify the output format:

pstopnm -{{pbm|pgm|ppm}} {{path/to/file.ps}}

Specify the resolution of the output in dots per inch:

pstopnm -dpi {{n}} {{path/to/file.ps}}

Code Snippets

Convert a PS file to PNM images, storing page N of the input to `path/to/fileN.ppm`

pstopnm {{path/to/file.ps}}

Explicitly specify the output format

pstopnm -{{pbm|pgm|ppm}} {{path/to/file.ps}}

Specify the resolution of the output in dots per inch

pstopnm -dpi {{n}} {{path/to/file.ps}}

Context

tldr-pages: common/pstopnm

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