# phpman > man > pbmtoptx(1)

> **TLDR:** Convert a PBM image into Printronix printer graphics.
>
- Convert a PBM image into a PTX file:
  `pbmtoptx {{path/to/image.pbm}} > {{path/to/output.ptx}}`

*Source: tldr-pages*

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## NAME
       pbmtoptx - convert a portable bitmap into Printronix printer graphics

## SYNOPSIS
       **pbmtoptx** [_pbmfile_]

## DESCRIPTION
       Reads a portable bitmap as input.  Produces a file of Printronix printer graphics as output.

       Note that there is no ptxtopbm tool - this transformation is one way.

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

## AUTHOR
       Copyright (C) 1988 by Jef Poskanzer.



                                           31 August 1988                                [pbmtoptx(1)](https://www.chedong.com/phpMan.php/man/pbmtoptx/1/markdown)