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xpmtoppm — Convert an X11 pixmap to a PPM image. More information: <https://netpbm.sourceforge.net/doc/xpmtoppm

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Problem

How to use the xpmtoppm command: Convert an X11 pixmap to a PPM image. More information: <https://netpbm.sourceforge.net/doc/xpmtoppm.html>.

Solution

xpmtoppm — Convert an X11 pixmap to a PPM image. More information: <https://netpbm.sourceforge.net/doc/xpmtoppm.html>.

Convert an XPM image to a PPM image:

xpmtoppm {{path/to/input_file.xpm}} > {{path/to/output_file.ppm}}

Store the transparency mask of the input image in the specified file:

xpmtoppm {{[-a|--alphaout]}} {{path/to/alpha_file.pbm}} {{path/to/input_file.xpm}} > {{path/to/output_file.ppm}}

Code Snippets

Convert an XPM image to a PPM image

xpmtoppm {{path/to/input_file.xpm}} > {{path/to/output_file.ppm}}

Store the transparency mask of the input image in the specified file

xpmtoppm {{[-a|--alphaout]}} {{path/to/alpha_file.pbm}} {{path/to/input_file.xpm}} > {{path/to/output_file.ppm}}

Context

tldr-pages: common/xpmtoppm

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