# phpman > info > pcxtoppm [pcxtoppm(1)](https://www.chedong.com/phpMan.php/man/pcxtoppm/1/markdown) General Commands Manual [pcxtoppm(1)](https://www.chedong.com/phpMan.php/man/pcxtoppm/1/markdown) NAME pcxtoppm - convert a PCX file into a portable pixmap SYNOPSIS pcxtoppm [-stdpalette] [-verbose] [pcxfile] DESCRIPTION Reads a PCX file as input. Produces a portable pixmap as output. Sup- ported PCX types are: Colormapped files with 2-16 colors. "Packed pixel" format (1, 2 or 4 bits/pixel, 1 plane) or bit- plane format (1 bit/pixel, 1-4 planes). The program checks the colormap and uses an internal one if the provided colormap is completely black. Colormapped files with 256 colors 8 bits/pixel, 1 plane, colormap at the end of the file. 24bit truecolor files 24bit RGB: 8 bits/pixel, 3 planes. 32bit truecolor files 24bit RGB + 8bit intensity: 8 bits/pixel, 4 planes. OPTIONS -stdpalette Enforce the use of the internal colormap for files with 16 col- ors or less. SEE ALSO [ppmtopcx(1)](https://www.chedong.com/phpMan.php/man/ppmtopcx/1/markdown), [ppm(5)](https://www.chedong.com/phpMan.php/man/ppm/5/markdown) AUTHORS Copyright (C) 1990 by Michael Davidson. Modified 1994 by Ingo Wilken () 9 April 1990 [pcxtoppm(1)](https://www.chedong.com/phpMan.php/man/pcxtoppm/1/markdown)