1Pcxtoppm User Manual(0)                                Pcxtoppm User Manual(0)
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NAME

6       pcxtoppm - convert a PCX file into a PPM image
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SYNOPSIS

10       pcxtoppm [-stdpalette] [-verbose] [pcxfile]
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DESCRIPTION

14       This program is part of Netpbm(1).
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16       pcxtoppm reads a PCX file as input and produces a PPM image as output.
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18       pcxtoppm recognizes the following PCX types:
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24              'Packed  pixel'  format  (1, 2 or 4 bits/pixel, 1 plane) or bit‐
25              plane format (1 bit/pixel, 1-4 planes).  The program uses a pre‐
26              defined  standard  palette  if  the  image does not provide one.
27              'Does not provide one' means the palette in the  PCX  header  is
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38              24bit RGB: 8 bits/pixel, 3 planes.
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OPTIONS

49       -stdpalette
50              This  option causes pcxtoppm to use its predefined standard pal‐
51              ette even if the PCX image provides its own.  This is meaningful
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56              created a random palette by accident.
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SEE ALSO

62       ppmtopcx(1), ppm(1)
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AUTHORS

66       Copyright 1990 by Michael Davidson.
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68       Modified 1994 by Ingo Wilken (Ingo.Wilken@informatik.uni-oldenburg.de)
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