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Linux / Unix Command: pbmmake
Command Library

NAME

pbmmake - create a blank bitmap of a specified size  

SYNOPSIS

pbmmake [-white|-black|-gray ] width height  

DESCRIPTION

Produces a portable bitmap of the specified width and height. The color defaults to white.  

OPTIONS

In addition to the usual -white and -black, this program implements -gray. This gives a simple 50% gray pattern with 1's and 0's alternating.

All flags can be abbreviated to their shortest unique prefix.  

SEE ALSO

pbm(5), ppmmake(1)  

Important: Use the man command (% man) to see how a command is used on your particular computer.

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