# phpman > man > xbmtopbm(1)

> **TLDR:** Convert an X11 or X10 bitmap to a PBM image.
>
- Convert an XBM image to a PPM image:
  `xbmtopbm {{path/to/input_file.xbm}} > {{path/to/output_file.pbm}}`

*Source: tldr-pages*

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## NAME
       xbmtopbm - convert an X11 or X10 bitmap into a portable bitmap

## SYNOPSIS
       **xbmtopbm** [_bitmapfile_]

## DESCRIPTION
       Reads an X11 or X10 bitmap as input.  Produces a portable bitmap as output.

## SEE ALSO
       [pbmtoxbm(1)](https://www.chedong.com/phpMan.php/man/pbmtoxbm/1/markdown), [pbmtox10bm(1)](https://www.chedong.com/phpMan.php/man/pbmtox10bm/1/markdown), [pbm(5)](https://www.chedong.com/phpMan.php/man/pbm/5/markdown)

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



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