{
    "mode": "man",
    "parameter": "imgtoppm",
    "section": "1",
    "url": "https://www.chedong.com/phpMan.php/man/imgtoppm/1/json",
    "generated": "2026-06-16T06:21:29Z",
    "synopsis": "imgtoppm [imgfile]",
    "sections": {
        "NAME": {
            "content": "imgtoppm - convert an Img-whatnot file into a portable pixmap\n",
            "subsections": []
        },
        "SYNOPSIS": {
            "content": "imgtoppm [imgfile]\n",
            "subsections": []
        },
        "DESCRIPTION": {
            "content": "Reads  an  Img-whatnot file as input.  Produces a portable pixmap as output.  The Img-whatnot\ntoolkit is available for FTP on venera.isi.edu, along with numerous images in this format.\n",
            "subsections": []
        },
        "SEE ALSO": {
            "content": "ppm(5)\n",
            "subsections": []
        },
        "AUTHOR": {
            "content": "Based on a simple conversion program posted to comp.graphics by Ed Falk.\n\nCopyright (C) 1989 by Jef Poskanzer.\n\n\n\n05 September 1989                              imgtoppm(1)",
            "subsections": []
        }
    },
    "summary": "imgtoppm - convert an Img-whatnot file into a portable pixmap",
    "flags": [],
    "examples": [],
    "see_also": [
        {
            "name": "ppm",
            "section": "5",
            "url": "https://www.chedong.com/phpMan.php/man/ppm/5/json"
        }
    ],
    "tldr": {
        "source": "official",
        "description": "Convert various image file formats to the PPM (Portable Pixmap) format.",
        "examples": [
            {
                "description": "Convert an input image to PPM format",
                "command": "imgtoppm {{path/to/input}} > {{path/to/output.ppm}}"
            },
            {
                "description": "Display version",
                "command": "imgtoppm {{-v|-version}}"
            }
        ]
    }
}