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6 unihex2bmp - GNU Unifont .hex file to bitmap graphics file converter
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9 unihex2bmp [-phexpage] [-iinput_file.hex] [-ooutput_file.bmp] [-f] [-w]
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12 unihex2bmp reads a GNU Unifont .hex file Unicode page of 256 code
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16 themselves must be 16 rows high, and 8, 16, 24, or 31 (encoded as 32)
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20 The bitmap can be printed. It can also be edited with a bitmap editor.
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25 -p Extract page hexpage from the .hex file. The default is Page 0
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30 -i Specify the input file. The default is STDIN.
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43 unihex2bmp -imy_input_file.hex -omy_output_file.bmp
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49 bdfimplode(1), hex2bdf(1), hex2otf(1), hex2sfd(1), hexbraille(1), hex‐
50 draw(1), hexkinya(1), hexmerge(1), johab2ucs2(1), unibdf2hex(1),
51 unibmp2hex(1), unibmpbump(1), unicoverage(1), unidup(1), unifont(5),
52 unifont-viewer(1), unifont1per(1), unifontchojung(1), unifontksx(1),
53 unifontpic(1), unigencircles(1), unigenwidth(1), unihex2png(1), unihex‐
54 fill(1), unihexgen(1), unihexrotate(1), unipagecount(1), unipng2hex(1)
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57 unihex2bmp was written by Paul Hardy.
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60 unihex2bmp is Copyright © 2007 Paul Hardy.
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62 This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it
63 under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by the
64 Free Software Foundation; either version 2 of the License, or (at your
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68 No known real bugs exist, except that this software does not perform
69 extensive error checking on its input files. If they're not in the
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