PBMTOIBM23XX(1)

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version 11.13.03 · 4 versions
, in debian bookworm, debian trixie, ubuntu noble, ubuntu resolute, ubuntu stonking

💅 pbmtoibm23xx — the manual, but make it cute

okay bestie so this is the Pbmtoibm23xx User Manual, living in the General Commands Manual section. pull up a chair, drink your lil matcha, and let's get into it 🍓

✨ NAME ✨

pbmtoibm23xx — it converts a PBM image into an IBM 23XX printer stream. that's the whole vibe. that's the assignment. 💖

🎀 SYNOPSIS 🎀

pbmtoibm23xxx -xres=dpi -yres=dpi [slow [pbmfile ...]

(yes the command name in the synopsis has those extra x's, that's just how it's written here, don't come for me 🙈)

a few lil rulez that apply to this whole option sitch:

  • you only need the minimum unique abbreviation of an option — so short queen energy is accepted ✨
  • you can use double hyphens instead of a single hyphen to denote options, either is fine 🫶
  • you can use white space instead of the equals sign to separate an option name from its value — so vibe how you wanna vibe

🦋 DESCRIPTION 🦋

so. this program is part of Netpbm(1), iykyk 👑

pbmtoibm23xx reads one or more PBM files as input, and then writes an IBM 23XX printer command stream to Standard Output that generates all the images in all the files. every single one. no image left behind. 💅

and if you don't specify any file names at all? it just reads from Standard Input. lowkey convenient. no cap. 🌸

⭐ OPTIONS ⭐

on top of the options that are common to all programs based on libnetpbm (most notably -quiet, see Common Options), pbmtoibm23xx recognizes these command line options right here:

  • -xres=dpi — sets the horizontal resolution in dots per inch. the valid values are 60, 120, and 240. that's it, that's the whole list. and bestie — this option is mandatory. you cannot skip it. it's the main character here. 👑
  • -yres=dpi — sets the vertical resolution in dots per inch. valid values are 60, 120, and 240. same energy, different axis. also mandatory. so yeah, you're giving both. periodt. ✨
  • -slow — makes it use the slower printing mode in the cases where two modes with the same resolution are available. and honestly? it usually produces better quality prints 🌈. heads up tho: this affects only modes with horizontal resolution 120 — but it might affect other modes in future versions of the program. so like. watch this space. 🦋

💀 LIMITATIONS 💀

ngl, there are probably better ways to control the IBM 23XX printers. that's just the truth of it. and the manpage literally says: "Let me know if you find any." so if you find one, bestie, SPEAK UP 📣

🌈 HISTORY 🌈

pbmtoibm23xx was new in Netpbm 10.25 (October 2004). a little vintage moment. an icon from the early 2000s. 💖

👑 SEE ALSO 👑

  • pbm(1)
  • Ghostscript (gs)

🫶 AUTHOR 🫶

Copyright (C) 2004 Jorrit Fahlke <jorrit@jorrit.de>. Copying policy: GNU GPL version 2 — go off, licensing legend 💅

📜 DOCUMENT SOURCE 📜

this manual page was generated by the Netpbm tool makeman from HTML source. the master documentation lives at:

http://netpbm.sourceforge.net/doc/pbmtoibm23xx.html

and that's the whole thing, bestie!! 🎀 this lil writeup is netpbm documentation, dated 28 January 2022, and it's the Pbmtoibm23xx User Manual(1). go print something iconic. bye bestie!! 💖✨🌸🦋

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