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‐
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DESCRIPTION

15       This program is part of Netpbm(1).
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17       pbmtolj reads a PBM image as input and produces  HP  LaserJet  data  as
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21       Each pixel in the input PBM image becomes one dot in the  printed  out‐
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24       you  want.  E.g. if you print at 300 dpi and want the image to print as
25       8 inches by 10, you must supply a PBM that is 2400 pixels wide by  3000
26       pixels  high.  You can adjust the size of the input with pamscale, pam‐
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29       The input may be a multi-image PBM stream.  Each input image becomes  a
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OPTIONS

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

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

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