{
    "mode": "man",
    "parameter": "zeisstopnm",
    "section": "1",
    "url": "https://www.chedong.com/phpMan.php/man/zeisstopnm/1/json",
    "generated": "2026-06-15T16:42:47Z",
    "synopsis": "zeisstopnm [-pgm | -ppm] [zeissfile]",
    "sections": {
        "NAME": {
            "content": "zeisstopnm - convert a Zeiss confocal file into a portable anymap\n",
            "subsections": []
        },
        "SYNOPSIS": {
            "content": "zeisstopnm [-pgm | -ppm] [zeissfile]\n",
            "subsections": []
        },
        "DESCRIPTION": {
            "content": "Reads a Zeiss confocal file as input.  Produces a portable anymap as output.  The type of the\noutput file depends on the input file - if it's grayscale a pgm file, else a ppm file will be\nproduced.  The program tells you which type it is writing.\n",
            "subsections": []
        },
        "OPTIONS": {
            "content": "",
            "subsections": [
                {
                    "name": "-pgm",
                    "content": ""
                },
                {
                    "name": "-ppm",
                    "content": ""
                }
            ]
        },
        "SEE ALSO": {
            "content": "pnm(5)\n",
            "subsections": []
        },
        "AUTHOR": {
            "content": "Copyright (C) 1993 by Oliver Trepte\n\n\n\n15 June 1993                               zeisstopnm(1)",
            "subsections": []
        }
    },
    "summary": "zeisstopnm - convert a Zeiss confocal file into a portable anymap",
    "flags": [
        {
            "flag": "",
            "long": null,
            "arg": null,
            "description": ""
        },
        {
            "flag": "",
            "long": null,
            "arg": null,
            "description": ""
        }
    ],
    "examples": [],
    "see_also": [
        {
            "name": "pnm",
            "section": "5",
            "url": "https://www.chedong.com/phpMan.php/man/pnm/5/json"
        }
    ],
    "tldr": {
        "source": "official",
        "description": "Convert a Zeiss confocal file to Netbpm format.",
        "examples": [
            {
                "description": "Convert a Zeiss cofocal file into either `.pgm` or `.ppm` format",
                "command": "zeisstopnm {{path/to/file}}"
            },
            {
                "description": "Convert a Zeiss cofocal file to Netbpm format while explicitly specifying the target file type",
                "command": "zeisstopnm -{{pgm|ppm}} {{path/to/file}}"
            }
        ]
    }
}