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.TH "Mdatopbm User Manual" 0 "3 December 2003" "netpbm documentation"

.UN lbAB
.SH NAME

mdatopbm - convert a Microdesign .mda or .mdp file into a PBM image

.UN lbAC
.SH SYNOPSIS

\fBmdatopbm\fP
[\fB-a\fP]
[\fB-d\fP]
[\fB-i\fP]
[\fB--\fP]
[\fImdafile\fP]

.UN lbAD
.SH DESCRIPTION
.PP
This program is part of
.BR Netpbm (1)
.
.PP
\fBmdatopbm\fP reads a MicroDesign file as input and Produces a
PBM image as output.
.PP
If you don't specify \fImdafile\fP, \fBmdatopbm\fP takes its input
from Standard Input.

.UN lbAE
.SH OPTIONS


.TP
\fB-a\fP
Generate Plain PBM output instead of Raw PBM

.TP
\fB-d\fP
Double the height of the output file, to compensate for the aspect
ratio used in MicroDesign files.

.TP
\fB-i\fP
Invert the colors used.

.TP
\fB--\fP
End of options (use this if the filename starts with '-')



.UN lbAF
.SH SEE ALSO
.BR pbmtomda (1)
,
.BR pbm (5)

.UN lbAG
.SH AUTHOR

Copyright (C) 1999 John Elliott <\fIjce@seasip.demon.co.uk\fP>.