1pnm2ppa(5 Feb 2000)                                        pnm2ppa(5 Feb 2000)
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NAME

6       pbm2ppa  -  convert  portable bitmap (PBM) to HP's Printing Performance
7       Architecture (PPA) file format
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SYNOPSIS

10       pbm2ppa [options] [ <infile] > [ <outfile]> ] ]
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DESCRIPTION

14       Reads portable bitmap (PBM) format as input.  Outputs a stream suitable
15       for  processing  by   Hewlett-Packard's  range  of Printing Performance
16       Architecture (PPA) printers.  pnm2ppa supports the HP 710c, 712c, 720c,
17       722c, 820c, and 1000c series printers.
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19       (Portable  bitmap  (PBM)  format  output  can  be  produced  from Post‐
20       Script(tm) input by the GhostScript driver "pbmraw".)
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OPTIONS

23       infile Input file infile is either a path to a file or device,  or  '-'
24              to indicate stdin (defaults to stdin)
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29              Output file outfile is either a path to a file or device, or '-'
30              to indicate stdout (defaults to stdout)
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45              Overrides  reading the configuration from /etc/pnm2ppa.conf, and
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56              Sets the left margin leftmargin in units of 1/600 inches  (e.g.,
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67              Sets the paper size. Possible values for papersize are a4  (A4),
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73              Sets the top margin topmargin in units of 1/600  inches  (ie  -t
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78              Selects  the printer model.  Possible values of printertype are:
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85              Sets  the  x-offset xoffset from the left of the page. Units are
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NOTES

96       The  configuration  file  is read in first. Command line arguments then
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101       subsequent -b -l -r, -t,  -x, and -y arguments.
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SEE ALSO

104       pbm(5)
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FILES

108       /etc/pbm2ppa.conf
109              Default configuration file
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AUTHOR

114       This code is licensed under the  GNU  Public  License  version  2.  See
115       LICENSE for details.
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117       (c) 1998  Tim Norman
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HISTORY

120       This  program  was written by Tim Norman. It originally supported black
121       and white output on the 820 series. This program  is  almost  obsolete;
122       its successor pnm2ppa will support color printing.
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BUGS

125       This is a stable driver, but does not support color printing.
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