# phpman > man > pnmcut(1)

> **TLDR:** This command has been superseded by `pamcut`.
>
- View documentation for the current command:
  `tldr pamcut`

*Source: tldr-pages*

---

[pnmcut(1)](https://www.chedong.com/phpMan.php/man/pnmcut/1/markdown)                              General Commands Manual                             [pnmcut(1)](https://www.chedong.com/phpMan.php/man/pnmcut/1/markdown)



## NAME
       pnmcut - cut a rectangle out of a portable anymap

## SYNOPSIS
       **pnmcut**  [**-left**  _leftcol_]  [**-right**  _rightcol_] [**-top** _toprow_] [**-bottom** _bottomrow_] [**-width** _width_]
       [**-height** _height_] [**-pad**] [**-verbose**] [ _left_ _top_ _width_ _height_ ] [_pnmfile_]

       All options may be abbreviated to the shortest unique prefix.


## DESCRIPTION
       Reads a PBM, PGM, or PPM image as input.  Extracts the specified rectangle, and produces  the
       same kind of image as output.

       There  are two ways to specify the rectangle to cut: arguments and options.  Options are eas‐
       ier to remember and read, more expressive, and allow you to use defaults.  Arguments were the
       only way available before July 2000.

       If  you  use  both  options and arguments, the two specifications get mixed in an unspecified
       way.

       To use options, just code any mixture of  the  **-left**,  **-right**,  **-top**,  **-bottom**,  **-width**,  and
### -height
       specify all three of **-left**, **-right**, and **-width** or **-top**, **-bottom**, and **-height**.

       To use arguments, specify all four of the _left_, _top_, _width_, and _height_ arguments.   _left_  and
       _top_  have  the  same effect as specifying them as the argument of a **-left** or **-top** option, re‐
       spectively.  _width_ and _height_ have the same effect as specifying them as the  argument  of  a
### -width -height
       tive, they have the same effect as specifying one less than the value as the  argument  to  a
### -right -bottom
       right edge).  Before July 2000, negative numbers were not allowed for _width_ and _height_.

       Input is from Standard Input if you don't specify the input file _pnmfile_.

       Output is to Standard Output.


## OPTIONS
### -left
              ber,  it  refers  to columns numbered from 0 at the left, increasing to the right.  If
              negative, it refers to columns numbered -1 at the right, decreasing to the left.

### -right
              for **-left.**

### -top
              refers to rows numbered from 0 at the  top,  increasing  downward.   If  negative,  it
              refers to columns numbered -1 at the bottom, decreasing upward.

### -bottom
              The  row  number  of the bottom-most row to be in the output, numbered the same as for
              **-top**.

### -width

### -height
              The number of rows to be in the output.  Must be positive.

### -pad
              less  you  also  specify  **-pad**.  In that case, it pads the output with black up to the
              edges you specify.  You can use this option if you need to have an  image  of  certain
              dimensions and have an image of arbitrary dimensions.

              **pnmpad**  can  also  fill  an image out to a specified dimension, and gives you more ex‐
              plicit control over the padding.


### -verbose
              Print information about the processing to Standard Error.


## SEE ALSO
       [**pnmcrop**(1)](https://www.chedong.com/phpMan.php/man/pnmcrop/1/markdown), [**pnmpad**(1)](https://www.chedong.com/phpMan.php/man/pnmpad/1/markdown), [**pnmcat**(1)](https://www.chedong.com/phpMan.php/man/pnmcat/1/markdown), [**pgmslice**(1)](https://www.chedong.com/phpMan.php/man/pgmslice/1/markdown), [**pnm**(5)](https://www.chedong.com/phpMan.php/man/pnm/5/markdown)

## AUTHOR
       Copyright (C) 1989 by Jef Poskanzer.



                                            29 June 2000                                   [pnmcut(1)](https://www.chedong.com/phpMan.php/man/pnmcut/1/markdown)