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.TH "Pbmtomda User Manual" 0 "3 June 1999" "netpbm documentation"

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.SH NAME

pbmtomda - convert a PBM image to a Microdesign .mda

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.SH SYNOPSIS

\fBpbmtomda\fP

[\fB-d\fP]
[\fB-i\fP]
[\fB--\fP]

[\fIpbmfile\fP]

.UN lbAD
.SH DESCRIPTION
.PP
This program is part of
.BR Netpbm (1)
.
.PP
\fBpbmtomda\fP reads a PBM image as input and
produces a MicroDesign 2 area file (.MDA) as output.
.PP
If you do not specify \fIpbmfile\fP, \fBpbmtomda\fP uses Standard Input.

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.SH OPTIONS


.TP
\fB-d\fP
Halve 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 '-')


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.SH LIMITATIONS

There's no way to produce files in MicroDesign 3 format. MD3 itself and 
.BR mdatopbm (1)
 can read files in either format.

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.SH SEE ALSO
.BR mdatopbm (1)
,
.BR pbm (5)


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.SH AUTHOR

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