Directory of Netpbm programs

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NAME

netpbm_directory \- netpbm library directory

We have the programs divided into these categories:

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Converters

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Editors

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Generators

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Analyzers

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Miscellaneous

Converters

pnmtopnm(1) convert PNM image to PNM raw or plain

pgmtopgm(1) convert PGM or PBM image to PGM

ppmtoppm(1) convert PPM, PGM, or PBM image to PPM

pamtopam(1) convert PAM image to PAM

pbmtopgm(1)
convert PBM image to PGM by averaging areas

pgmtoppm(1)
colorize a PGM into a PPM

ppmtopgm(1)
convert PPM image to PGM

pamtopnm(1) convert a PAM image to PBM, PGM, or PPM

pamtogif(1)
convert PAM or PNM to GIF

giftopnm(1)
convert GIF to PNM

pnmtojpeg(1)
convert PNM to JPEG/JFIF/EXIF format

jpegtopnm(1)
convert JFIF/JPEG/EXIF file to Netpbm format

pamtojpeg2k(1)
convert PNM/PAM to JPEG-2000 code stream

jpeg2ktopam(1)
convert JPEG-2000 code stream to PAM/PNM

pnmtopng(1)
convert Netpbm format to Portable Network Graphics

pngtopam(1)
convert PNG (Portable Network Graphics) to Netpbm formats

pamrgbatopng(1)
convert PAM color/transparency image to PNG

pnmtops(1)
convert Netpbm formats to Postscript

pstopnm(1)
convert Postscript to Netpbm formats

pamtotiff(1)
convert Netpbm formats to TIFF RGB file

tifftopnm(1)
convert TIFF file to PNM

pnmtotiffcmyk(1) convert Netpbm formats to TIFF CMYK file

ppmtobmp(1)
convert PPM to Windows or OS/2 Bitmap file

bmptopnm(1)
convert Windows or OS/2 Bitmap file to PPM or PGM

pbmtog3(1)
convert PBM to Group 3 FAX

g3topbm(1)
convert Group 3 FAX to PBM

pnmtojbig(1)
convert PNM to JBIG BIE (compressed bitmap)

jbigtopnm(1)
convert JBIG BIE (compressed bitmap) to PNM

pnmtoxwd(1)
convert Netpbm formats to X11 window dump

xwdtopnm(1)
convert X10 or X11 window dump to Netpbm formats

pbmtoxbm(1)
convert PBM to X10 or X11 bitmap

xbmtopbm(1)
convert X10 or X11 bitmap to PBM

ppmtoxpm(1)
convert PPM to XPM format

xpmtoppm(1)
convert XPM format to PPM

pbmto10x(1)
convert PBM to Gemini 10x printer graphics

411toppm(1)
convert 411 (Sony Mavica) to PPM

pbmto4425(1)
Display PBM image on AT&T 4425 ASCII terminal with gfx chars

ppmtoacad(1)
convert PPM to AutoCAD database or slide

ppmtoapplevol(1)
convert PPM to Apple volume label image

pbmtoascii(1)
convert PBM to ASCII graphic form

ppmtoascii(1)
convert PPM to ASCII graphics with ANSI terminal color control

asciitopgm(1)
convert ASCII character graphics to PGM

pbmtoatk(1)
convert PBM to Andrew Toolkit raster object

atktopbm(1)
convert Andrew Toolkit raster object to PBM

pamtoavs(1)
convert Netpbm image to Stardent AVS

avstopam(1)
convert Stardent AVS image to PAM

pbmtobbnbg(1)
convert PBM to BBN BitGraph graphics

bioradtopgm(1)
convert Biorad confocal image to PGM

brushtopbm(1)
convert Xerox doodle brushes to PBM

cameratopam(1) convert raw camera image to PAM

pbmtocis(1)
convert PBM to Compuserve RLE image

cistopbm(1)
convert Compuserve RLE image to PBM

pbmtocmuwm(1)
convert PBM to CMU window manager format

cmuwmtopbm(1)
convert CMU window manager format to PBM

ddbugtopbm(1)
convert Palm DiddleBug image to PBM

pnmtoddif(1) convert from Netpbm formats to DDIF

pamtodjvurle(1)
convert PNM/PAM to DjVu Color RLE format

pbmtodjvurle(1)
convert PBM to DjVu Bitonal RLE format

pbmtoepsi(1)
convert a PBM image to encapsulated Postscript preview bitmap

pbmtoepson(1)
convert PBM to Epson 9-pin printer graphics

pbmtoescp2(1)
convert PBM to Epson ESC/P2 printer graphics

escp2topbm(1)
convert Epson ESC/P2 printer graphics to PBM

ppmtoeyuv(1)
convert PPM to Encoder/Berkeley YUV format

eyuvtoppm(1)
convert Encoder/Berkeley YUV format to PPM

pnmtofiasco(1)
convert Netpbm image to Fiasco (wfa) highly compressed format

fiascotopnm(1)
convert Fiasco (wfa) highly compressed format to Netpbm image

pamtofits(1)
convert Netpbm formats to FITS format

fitstopnm(1)
convert FITS format to PNM

pgmtofs(1)
convert PGM to Usenix FaceSaver(tm) format

fstopgm(1)
convert Usenix FaceSaver(tm) format to PGM

pbmtogem(1)
convert PBM into GEM .img file

gemtopnm(1)
convert GEM .img format to Netpbm format

pbmtogo(1)
convert PBM to GraphOn graphics

gouldtoppm(1)
convert Gould scanner file to PPM

pamtohdiff(1) convert PAM image to horizontal difference version of same

hdifftopam(1) convert horizontal difference PAM back to original image

hipstopgm(1)
convert HIPS format to PGM

hpcdtoppm(1)
convert photo CD to PPM

pamtohtmltbl(1)
convert PNM/PAM to an HTML table with a colored cell for each pixel

pbmtoibm23xx(1) convert from PBM to IBM 23XX printer stream

ppmtoicr(1)
convert PPM to NCSA ICR graphics

ppmtoilbm(1)
convert PPM to IFF ILBM

ilbmtoppm(1)
convert IFF ILBM to PPM

imgtoppm(1)
convert Img-whatnot to PPM

infotopam(1)
convert Amiga .info icons to PAM

ppmtoleaf(1)
convert PPM to Interleaf

leaftoppm(1)
convert Interleaf to PPM

pgmtolispm(1)
convert PGM into Lisp Machine format

lispmtopgm(1)
convert a Lisp Machine bitmap file into PGM format

pbmtolj(1)
convert PBM to HP LaserJet black and white graphics

ppmtolj(1)
convert PPM to HP LaserJet color graphics (PCL 5)

pbmtoln03(1)
convert PGM image to Dec LN03+ Sixel image

pbmtolps(1)
convert PBM image to Postscript using lines

pbmtomacp(1)
convert PBM to MacPaint

macptopbm(1)
convert MacPaint to PBM

pbmtomatrixorbital(1) convert a PBM image to a Matrix Orbital LCD image

pbmtomda(1)
convert from PBM to Microdesign (for Amstrad PCWs)

mdatopbm(1)
convert from Microdesign (for Amstrad PCWs) to PBM

pbmtomgr(1)
convert PBM to MGR format

mgrtopbm(1)
convert MGR format to PBM

ppmtomitsu(1) convert from PPM to Mitsubishi S340-10 printer stream

ppmtompeg(1)
convert series of PPM frames to an MPEG movie

pamtompfont(1)
convert Netpbm image to Mplayer bitmap font

pbmtomrf(1)
convert PBM image to MRF (compressed bitmap)

mrftopbm(1)
convert MRF (compressed bitmap) to PBM

mtvtoppm(1)
convert MTV ray-tracer output to PPM

ppmtoneo(1) convert PPM image to Atari Neochrome (.neo)

neotoppm(1) convert Atari Neochrome (.neo) image to PPM

pbmtonokia(1) convert PBM to Nokia Smart Messaging Format (SMF)

pamtooctaveimg(1)
convert PNM/PAM to Gnu Octave image

pnmtopalm(1)
convert Netpbm formats to Palm pixmap

palmtopnm(1)
convert Palm pixmap to Netpbm formats

pc1toppm(1)
convert Atari Degas .pc1 (compressed pi1) to PPM

pcdovtoppm(1)
Convert a photo CD PCD overview file to PPM

pnmtopclxl(1)
convert PNM to HP PCL-XL (PCL 6) printer language

ppmtopcx(1)
convert PPM to PC Paintbrush format

pcxtoppm(1)
convert PC Paintbrush format to PPM

pamtopdbimg(1)
convert Netpbm formats to Palm Pilot Image Viewer format

pdbimgtopam(1)
convert Palm Pilot Image Viewer format to Netpbm formats.

pamtopfm(1)
convert PAM/PNM to HDRshop PFM (Portable Float Map)

pfmtopam(1)
convert HDRshop PFM (Portable Float Map) to PAM

ppmtopi1(1)
convert PPM to Atari Degas .pi1

pi1toppm(1)
convert Atari Degas .pi1 to PPM

pbmtopi3(1)
convert PBM to Atari Degas .pi3

pi3topbm(1)
convert Atari Degas .pi3 to PBM

ppmtopict(1)
convert PPM to Macintosh PICT

picttoppm(1)
convert Macintosh PICT to PPM

ppmtopj(1)
convert PPM to HP PaintJet file

pjtoppm(1)
convert HP PaintJet file to PPM

ppmtopjxl(1) convert from PPM to HP Paintjet XL PCL printer stream

pbmtopk(1)
convert PBM image to packed format (PK) font

pktopbm(1)
convert packed format (PK) font to PBM image

pbmtoplot(1)
convert PBM into Unix plot file

pbmtoppa(1) convert PBM to HP PPA (Printer Performance Architecture) printer stream

pbmtopsg3(1) convert PBM images to Postscript using G3 fax compression.

psidtopgm(1)
convert PostScript 'image' data to PGM

pbmtoptx(1)
convert PBM to Printronix graphics

ppmtopuzz(1)
convert PPM to X11 'puzzle' file

qrttoppm(1)
convert QRT ray-tracer output to PPM

pnmtorast(1)
convert Netpbm formats to Sun raster file

rasttopnm(1)
convert Sun raster file to Netpbm formats

rlatopam(1) convert Alias/Wavefront RLA and RPF to PAM

pnmtorle(1)
convert PNM to Utah Raster Toolkit (urt/rle) file

rletopnm(1)
convert Utah Raster Toolkit (urt/rle) file to PNM

sbigtopgm(1)
convert Santa Barbara Instrument Group CCD file to PGM

pgmtosbig(1)
convert PGM to Santa Barbara Instrument Group CCD file

st4topgm(1)
convert Santa Barbara Instrument Group ST-4 camera CCD file to PGM

pgmtost4(1)
convert PGM to Santa Barbara Instrument Group ST-4 camera CCD file

pnmtosgi(1) convert from Netpbm formats to SGI format

sgitopnm(1) convert from SGI format to Netpbm formats

pnmtosir(1) convert from Netpbm formats to Solitaire Image Recorder file (MGI Type 11 or 17)

sirtopnm(1) convert from Solitaire Image Recorder file to Netpbm formats.

ppmtosixel(1)
convert PPM to DEC sixel format

sldtoppm(1)
convert an AutoCAD slide file into a PPM

spctoppm(1)
convert Atari compressed Spectrum to PPM

spottopgm(1) convert SPOT satellite image to PGM

ppmtospu(1)
convert PPM to Atari uncompressed Spectrum

sputoppm(1)
convert Atari uncompressed Spectrum to PPM

pamtosrf(1)
convert Netpbm formats to SRF

srftopam(1)
convert SRF to PAM

pbmtosunicon(1)
convert PBM to Sun icon

sunicontopnm(1)
convert Sun icon to Netpbm

pamtosvg(1) convert Netpbm image to Scalable Vector Graphics (SVG); trace image

svgtopam(1) convert an SVG (Scalable Vector Graphics) image to Netpbm format

ppmtoterm(1)
Display PPM image on ANSI standard text terminal

pamtotga(1)
convert PAM to TrueVision Targa file

tgatoppm(1)
convert TrueVision Targa file to PPM

thinkjettopbm(1) convert HP Thinkjet printer stream to PBM

pamtouil(1)
convert PAM to Motif UIL icon file

vidtoppm(1)
convert Parallax XVideo JPEG to sequence of PPM files

pbmtowbmp(1)
convert PBM to WAP (Wireless App Protocol) Wireless Bitmap

wbmptopbm(1)
convert WAP (Wireless App Protocol) Wireless Bitmap to PBM

pamtowinicon(1) convert PAM to Windows icon file

ppmtowinicon(1) convert PPM to Windows icon file (obsoleted by pamtowinicon).

winicontopam(1) convert Windows icon file to PAM

winicontoppm(1) convert Windows icon file to PPM (obsoleted by winicontoapm).

ximtoppm(1)
convert Xim to PPM

pamtoxvmini(1) convert from Netpbm formats to Xv "thumbnail" picture

xvminitoppm(1) convert Xv "thumbnail" picture to PPM

pbmtoybm(1)
convert PBM into Bennet Yee 'face' file

ybmtopbm(1)
convert Bennet Yee 'face' file into PBM

ppmtoyuv(1)
convert PPM to Abekas YUV format

yuvtoppm(1)
convert Abekas YUV format to PPM

ppmtoyuvsplit(1) convert PPM to 3 subsampled raw Stanford MPEG YUV files

yuvsplittoppm(1)
merge 3 subsampled raw YUV files to one PPM

yuy2topam(1)
convert YUY2 format to PAM

zeisstopnm(1) convert a Zeiss confocal file to Netpbm format

pbmtozinc(1)
convert PBM to Zinc Interface Library icon

rawtopgm(1)
convert raw grayscale bytes to PGM

rawtoppm(1)
convert raw RGB bytes to PPM

ppmtoarbtxt(1) convert PPM to just about any text-based format, using a grammar file

anytopnm(1)
convert any graphics format to Netpbm format

Image Generators

All of these generate Netpbm format output.

pbmmake(1) create a blank PBM image of a specified size

pgmmake(1) create a PGM image of a specified size and shade of gray

ppmmake(1) create a PPM image of a specified size and color

pgmramp(1) generate a grayscale ramp (gradient)

pamgradient(1) create a four-corner gradient image

pampaintspill(1) smoothly spill colors into the background

ppmpat(1) create a pretty PPM image

ppmrainbow(1) create a spectrum-like image with colors fading together.

ppmrough(1) create PPM image of two colors with a ragged border between them

pamcrater(1)
create cratered terrain by fractal forgery

ppmforge(1)
fractal forgeries of clouds, planets, and starry skies

pgmnoise(1) create a PGM image of white noise

pbmtext(1) render text into a PBM image

pbmtextps(1)
render text into a PBM image using a Postscript interpreter

pbmupc(1)
create a Universal Product Code PBM image

pamstereogram(1)
create a single image stereogram from a height map

pamsistoaglyph(1)
convert a single-image stereogram to a red/cyan anaglyphic image

ppmwheel(1)
generate a hue-value color wheel

ppmcie(1)
generate a CIE color map PPM image

pbmpage(1)
create a printer test pattern page in PBM format

pamseq(1) create a PAM image of all possible tuple values. E.g. a color map containing all possible colors of given maxval

pamgauss(1) create a PAM image of a Gaussian (bell curve; normal curve) function.

ppm3d(1) generate a blue/green 3D glasses image from two images

Image Editors

All of these work on the Netpbm formats

pamdepth(1)
change the maxval in an image

pamscale(1)
scale/resample an image with high precision

pnmscalefixed(1)
scale an image quickly with low precision

pamstretch(1) scale up an image by inserting interpolated pixels

pamstretch-gen(1) scale by non-integer values using pamstretch and pamscale

pamenlarge(1)
enlarge an image N times

pbmpscale(1)
enlarge a PBM image with edge smoothing

pbmreduce(1)
reduce a PBM N times, using Floyd-Steinberg

pamcut(1) select a rectangular region from an image

pnmcrop(1)
crop all like-colored borders off an image

pnmpad(1)
add borders to an image

pnmmargin(1)
add a margin to an image

pamflip(1)
perform one or more flip operations on an image

pnmrotate(1)
rotate an image

pnmcat(1)
concatenate images

pamcomp(1)
create composite (overlay) of images

pnmcomp(1)
obsolete version of pamcomp(1)

(kept because it may have fewer bugs)

pnmpaste(1)
paste a rectangle into an image

pnmstitch(1) stitch together panoramic (side-by-side) photographs

pamarith(1)
apply simple arithmetic binary function to samples in two images

ppmmix(1)
mix (overlay) two images.

pamfunc(1) apply simple arithmetic function to samples in an image

ppmbrighten(1)
brighten or dim an image -- change saturation and value

ppmflash(1) brighten an image

ppmdim(1)
dim an image - different way from ppmbrighten

ppmdist(1)
map colors to high contrast grayscales arbitrarily

pnmhisteq(1) histogram equalize image to increase contrast

pnmnorm(1)
normalize contrast

pamrecolor(1)
alter colors without affecting luminance

ppmntsc(1)
adjust colors so they are legal for NTSC or PAL television

pnminvert(1)
invert an image (exchange black and white)

pnmgamma(1)
perform gamma correction on an image

ppmdither(1)
ordered dither for color images

pamditherbw(1)
dither a grayscale image to black and white (convert PGM to PBM)

pbmclean(1)
remove lone pixels (snow) from a PBM image

pamthreshold(1)
threshold a grayscale image to black and white (convert PGM to PBM)

pnmnlfilt(1) filter an image by replacing each pixel with a function of nearby pixels

pnmconvol(1)
general MxN convolution on an image. Can blur an image.

pnmsmooth(1)
smooth an image

pgmmedian(1)
apply a median filter to an image

pammasksharpen(1)
sharpen an image via an unsharp mask

pnmalias(1)
antialias an image

pamedge(1)
edge-detect (outline) an image

ppmrelief(1)
run a Laplacian Relief filter on a PPM

pamshadedrelief(1)
generate shaded relief image from an elevation map

pgmenhance(1)
edge-enhance a PGM image

pgmmorphconv(1) perform morphological convolutions on a PGM image: dilation and erosion.

pgmbentley(1)
Bentleyize a PGM image

pamoil(1)
turn a PNM or PAM image into an oil painting

ppmtv(1)
make an image lined so it looks like an old TV

ppmchange(1)
change all of one color to another in PPM image

pnmquant(1)
quantize colors/shades in a color or grayscale image down to fewer

pnmquantall(1)
quantize colors on many files

pnmremap(1) Replace colors in an image with those from a color map

pamlookup(1) map an image to a new image by using it as indices into a table

pnmcolormap(1) Choose the N best colors to represent an image; create a colormap

ppmshift(1)
shift lines of PPM image left or right a random amount

ppmspread(1)
move pixels of PPM image a random amount

pnmshear(1)
shear an image

pamrubber(1)
Rubber sheet deforming, distortion, stretching of an image

pamaddnoise(1)
add noise to an image

pamwipeout(1) replace detail with smooth gradient from one edge to the other

pamperspective(1)
Change perspective distortion in an image

pgmabel(1) create cross-section of an image using Abel integration for deconvolution

pnmmercator(1) Turns a rectangular projection map into a Mercator projection

ppmglobe(1) Turn a cylindrical projection into strips that can be glued onto a sphere

pnmtile(1)
replicate an image into a specified size

pamdice(1) slice an image into many horizontally and/or vertically

pamundice(1) Assemble an image from tiles (opposite of pamdice)

ppmtorgb3(1)
separate a PPM into three PGMs

rgb3toppm(1)
combine three PGMs into one PPM

pammixinterlace(1) mix adjacent lines to merge interlaced images

pamdeinterlace(1) remove every other row from an image

ppmshadow(1) add a shadow to an image so it looks like it's floating

pgmdeshadow(1) deshadow a PGM image

ppmdraw(1)
Draw text, lines, shapes, etc. on an image

ppmlabel(1)
Add text to an image

pamsummcol(1)
summarize (sum, average, etc) an image by column

ppmfade(1) Produce series of images fading from one to another

Image Analyzers

These all work on the Netpbm formats as input.

pamfile(1)
describe an image's vital characteristics

pnmpsnr(1)
measure difference between two images

pamslice(1)
print a row or column of an image in ASCII decimal

pgmtexture(1)
calculate textural features on a PGM image

pgmhist(1)
print a histogram of the values in a PGM image

ppmhist(1)
print a histogram of a PPM

pnmhistmap(1) draw a histogram of a PGM or PPM

pnmcolormap(1)
create quantization color map for an image

pamsumm(1)
Summarize (sum, average, etc.) all samples in an image

pamsharpness(1)
measure the sharpness of an image

pamsharpmap(1)
create map of sharpness in an image

pamtilt(1) Measure the tilt of an image, i.e. document skew

pgmminkowski(1) Compute Minkowski integral over a PGM image

pbmminkowski(1) Compute Minkowski integral over a PBM image

pammosaicknit(1) Validate a mosaic knitting pattern

Miscellaneous

pamchannel(1) extract individual planes (channel, e.g. R, G, or B) from an image

pamstack(1) stack the planes of multiple PAM images into a single output image

pampick(1) pick images out of a multi-image Netpbm image stream

pamsplit(1) split a multi-image Netpbm file into multiple 1-image files

pamexec(1) run a shell command on each image of a multi-image stream

pamendian(1) Swap bytes in multi-byte samples of a PAM image

pamfix(1) salvage a Netpbm image whose file is truncated or has invalid sample values

pamvalidate(1) Copy Netpbm image stream, if and only if entire stream is valid Netpbm.

pbmmask(1) create a mask bitmap from a regular bitmap

ppmcolormask(1) create mask of areas of a certain color in an image

pambackground(1) create mask of the background of an image

pambayer(1) interpret Bayer patterns

pnmmontage(1)
build multiple Netpbm images into a single montage image

pbmlife(1)
apply Conway's rules of Life to a PBM image

pampop9(1)
simulate a multi-lens camera such as the Pop9

ppmdmkfont(1)
create Ppmdfont 'standard'

ppmddumpfont(1)
dump a Ppmdfont file

ppmdcfont(1)
Turn a Ppmdfont file into C source for a builtin font

pnmindex(1)
build a visual index of a bunch of Netpbm images

pgmkernel(1)
generate a convolution kernel

ppmsvgalib(1) display a PPM image on a Linux virtual console using Svgalib

pamx(1) display a Netpbm image in an X Window System window

Obsolete Names

There used to be programs by the following names. Each has been either renamed to a more illustrative name, or superseded by a more general function. In most cases, Netpbm is installed with symbolic links that allow old programs and procedures to use these names but run the replacement programs:

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ppmtotga(1)

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pnmnoraw(1)

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gemtopbm(1)

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