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pnmtoxwd — Convert a PNM file into an X11 window dump file. More information: <https://netpbm.sourceforge.net/d

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Problem

How to use the pnmtoxwd command: Convert a PNM file into an X11 window dump file. More information: <https://netpbm.sourceforge.net/doc/pnmtoxwd.html>.

Solution

pnmtoxwd — Convert a PNM file into an X11 window dump file. More information: <https://netpbm.sourceforge.net/doc/pnmtoxwd.html>.

Convert a PNM image file to XWD:

pnmtoxwd {{path/to/input_file.pnm}} > {{path/to/output_file.xwd}}

Produce the output in the DirectColor format:

pnmtoxwd {{[-d|-directcolor]}} {{path/to/input_file.pnm}} > {{path/to/output_file.xwd}}

Set the color depth of the output to b bits:

pnmtoxwd {{[-ps|-pseudodepth]}} {{b}} {{path/to/input_file.pnm}} > {{path/to/output_file.xwd}}

Code Snippets

Convert a PNM image file to XWD

pnmtoxwd {{path/to/input_file.pnm}} > {{path/to/output_file.xwd}}

Produce the output in the DirectColor format

pnmtoxwd {{[-d|-directcolor]}} {{path/to/input_file.pnm}} > {{path/to/output_file.xwd}}

Set the color depth of the output to b bits

pnmtoxwd {{[-ps|-pseudodepth]}} {{b}} {{path/to/input_file.pnm}} > {{path/to/output_file.xwd}}

Context

tldr-pages: common/pnmtoxwd

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