g.ppmtopng(1grass)

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version 8.5.0 · 10 versions
, in alpine 3.24, ubuntu stonking

💖 g.ppmtopng — the GRASS manual, but make it cute 💖

okay bestie, buckle up, because we're reading g.ppmtopng(1grass) from the GRASS User's Manual together and it's honestly shorter than my attention span, which is saying something 🦋

✨ NAME ✨

g.ppmtopng — Converts between PPM/PGM and PNG image formats. that's it, that's the whole job 💅

🎀 KEYWORDS 🎀

general, display

🌸 SYNOPSIS 🌸

lowkey the whole vibe in one block, no cap:

g.ppmtopng
g.ppmtopng --help
g.ppmtopng input=name output=name  [--overwrite]  [--help]  [--verbose]
[--quiet]  [--ui]

🫶 Flags

  • --overwrite — lets your output files just bulldoze whatever is already sitting there with that name. yes, it will overwrite existing files. it's giving no hesitation 💀
  • --help — prints the usage summary, aka the "bestie explain" button
  • --verbose — verbose module output, it will yap more, and honestly? we respect it
  • --quiet — quiet module output, it will not yap. silence. serene. 🧘
  • --ui — forces the GUI dialog to launch, main character energy for your desktop

💜 Parameters

  • input=name [required] — Name of input file. required, like, mandatory, non-negotiable 🎀
  • output=name [required] — Name for output file. also required. you literally cannot skip these two ✨

👑 DESCRIPTION 👑

okay so real talk — g.ppmtopng isn't meant for end users. not me exposing that immediately but the manpage said it first 💀 It's a utility, a lil behind-the-scenes worker bee, and what it does is convert between PPM/PGM and PNG image formats. that's the whole thing. iconic for being honest.

🌈 AUTHOR 🌈

Glynn Clements — thank you for your service, king 👑

⭐ SOURCE CODE ⭐

Available at: g.ppmtopng source code (history)

Latest change: Thursday Jul 10 16:27:29 2025 in commit: c185d6fa8af9540ce6142218c2be5b5276eb3e2f

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and that's the tea 🍓 go forth and convert your PPMs and PGMs into PNGs, bestie. slay.

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