# phpman > man > pnmpaste(1)

> **TLDR:** Paste a PNM image into another PNM image.
>
- Paste a PNM image into another PNM image at the specified coordinates:
  `pnmpaste {{x}} {{y}} {{path/to/image1.pnm}} {{path/to/image2.pnm}} > {{path/to/output.pnm}}`
- Paste the image read from `stdin` into the specified image:
  `{{command}} | pnmpaste {{x}} {{y}} {{path/to/image.pnm}} > {{path/to/output.pnm}}`
- Combine the overlapping pixels by the specified boolean operation, where white pixels represent `true` while black pixels represent `false`:
  `pnmpaste -{{and|nand|or|nor|xor|xnor}} {{x}} {{y}} {{path/to/image1.pnm}} {{path/to/image2.pnm}} > {{path/to/output.pnm}}`

*Source: tldr-pages*

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## NAME
       pnmpaste - paste a rectangle into a portable anymap

## SYNOPSIS
       **pnmpaste** [**-replace**|**-or**|**-and** |**-xor**] _frompnmfile_ _x_ _y_ [_intopnmfile_]

## DESCRIPTION
       Reads  two portable anymaps as input.  Inserts the first anymap into the second at the speci‐
       fied location, and produces a portable anymap the same size as the second as output.  If  the
       second anymap is not specified, it is read from stdin.  The _x_ and _y_ can be negative, in which
       case they are interpreted relative to the right and bottom of the anymap, respectively.

       This tool is most useful in combination with _pnmcut_.  For instance, if you  want  to  edit  a
       small  segment  of  a large image, and your image editor cannot edit the large image, you can
       cut out the segment you are interested in, edit it, and then paste it back in.

       Another useful companion tool is _pbmmask_.

       **pnmcomp** is, a more general tool, except that it lacks the "or," "and," and  "xor"  functions.
       **pnmcomp**  allows you to specify an alpha mask in order to have only part of the inserted image
       get inserted.  So the inserted pixels need not be a rectangle.  You can  also  have  the  in‐
       serted  image  be  translucent, so the resulting image is a mixture of the inserted image and
       the base image.


       The optional flag specifies the operation to use when doing the paste.  The default  is  **-re**‐‐
       **place**.   The  other,  logical  operations  are only allowed if both input images are bitmaps.
       These operations act as if white is TRUE and black is FALSE.

       All flags can be abbreviated to their shortest unique prefix.


## SEE ALSO
       [**pnmcomp**(1)](https://www.chedong.com/phpMan.php/man/pnmcomp/1/markdown), [**pnmcut**(1)](https://www.chedong.com/phpMan.php/man/pnmcut/1/markdown), [**pnminvert**(1)](https://www.chedong.com/phpMan.php/man/pnminvert/1/markdown), [**pnmarith**(1)](https://www.chedong.com/phpMan.php/man/pnmarith/1/markdown), [**pbmmask**(1)](https://www.chedong.com/phpMan.php/man/pbmmask/1/markdown), [**pnm**(5)](https://www.chedong.com/phpMan.php/man/pnm/5/markdown)


## AUTHOR
       Copyright (C) 1989, 1991 by Jef Poskanzer.



                                          21 February 1991                               [pnmpaste(1)](https://www.chedong.com/phpMan.php/man/pnmpaste/1/markdown)