# phpman > man > imgtoppm(1)

> **TLDR:** Convert various image file formats to the PPM (Portable Pixmap) format.
>
- Convert an input image to PPM format:
  `imgtoppm {{path/to/input}} > {{path/to/output.ppm}}`
- Display version:
  `imgtoppm {{-v|-version}}`

*Source: tldr-pages*

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## NAME
       imgtoppm - convert an Img-whatnot file into a portable pixmap

## SYNOPSIS
       **imgtoppm** [_imgfile_]

## DESCRIPTION
       Reads  an  Img-whatnot file as input.  Produces a portable pixmap as output.  The Img-whatnot
       toolkit is available for FTP on venera.isi.edu, along with numerous images in this format.

## SEE ALSO
       [ppm(5)](https://www.chedong.com/phpMan.php/man/ppm/5/markdown)

## AUTHOR
       Based on a simple conversion program posted to comp.graphics by Ed Falk.

       Copyright (C) 1989 by Jef Poskanzer.



                                          05 September 1989                              [imgtoppm(1)](https://www.chedong.com/phpMan.php/man/imgtoppm/1/markdown)