1Pbmtolj User Manual(0)                                  Pbmtolj User Manual(0)
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NAME

6       pbmtolj - convert a PBM image to HP LaserJet format
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SYNOPSIS

10       pbmtolj [-resolution N] [-float] [-noreset] [-packbits] [-delta] [-com‐
11       press] [pbmfile] [-copies N]
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DESCRIPTION

18       This program is part of Netpbm(1).
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20       pbmtolj reads a PBM image as input and produces  HP  LaserJet  data  as
21       output.   You  can  send this data to a LaserJet or DeskJet printer (at
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24       Each pixel in the input PBM image becomes one dot in the  printed  out‐
25       put.   Therefore,  you must make sure the width and height of the input
26       are appropriate for the print resolution you choose and the print  area
27       you  want.  E.g. if you print at 300 dpi and want the image to print as
28       8 inches by 10, you must supply a PBM that is 2400 pixels wide by  3000
29       pixels  high.  You can adjust the size of the input with pamscale, pam‐
30       stretch, pbmreduce, or pamenlarge.
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32       The input may be a multi-image PBM stream.  Each input image becomes  a
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OPTIONS

40       -resolution
41              Specifies the resolution of the output device, in dpi.   Another
42              way to look at this is as a declaration of the resolution of the
43              input image (PBM images don't have inherent resolution).   Typi‐
44              cal values are 75, 100, 150, 300, and 600.  The default is 75.
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47       -float Suppresses positioning commands.  By default, pbmtolj places the
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49              margin to zero.  With -float, pbmtolj omits that command.
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53              Prevents  pbmtolj from writing the reset sequences to the begin‐
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65              Enables use of both TIFF packbits, and  delta-between-rows  com‐
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70              Specifies  the  number of copies. The default is 1.  This option
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72              ates only one copy of the image.
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SEE ALSO

78       pnmtopclxl(1),   ppmtolj(1),   pjtoppm(1),   ppmtopj(1),  ppmtopjxl(1),
79       thinkjettopbm(1), pbm(1)
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AUTHOR

83       Copyright (C) 1988 by Jef Poskanzer and Michael Haberler.   -float  and
84       -noreset  options added by Wim Lewis.  -delta, -packbits, and -compress
85       options added by Dave Platt.
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DOCUMENT SOURCE

88       This manual page was generated by the Netpbm tool 'makeman'  from  HTML
89       source.  The master documentation is at
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91              http://netpbm.sourceforge.net/doc/pbmtolj.html
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93netpbm documentation             23 April 2005          Pbmtolj User Manual(0)
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