escp2topbm

   Created: 1 August 2003
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NAME

   escp2topbm - convert an ESC/P2 printer file to a PBM image

SYNOPSIS

   escp2topbm [printfile]

DESCRIPTION

   This program is part of Netpbm.

   escp2topbm reads an ESC/P2 printer control stream as input. It
produces a
   PBM image as output.

   escp2topbm filters the raster graphic content  from	an  Epson
ESC/P2 printer
   control  stream and writes the image it would print as a stan-
dard (raw) PBM
   image.

   The input is from the file named by the printfile argument, or
from Standard
   Input  if  you don't specify printfile. The output is to Stan-
dard Output.

   escp2topbm  understands  compression	 modes	0  (uncompressed)
and 1 (RLE
   compressed) in the Epson input stream.

OPTIONS

   none

HINTS

   As escp2topbm is a simple program, created mainly to test pbm-
toescp2, there
   are some restrictions:
     * escp2topbm looks only at "ESC." sequences and ignores  all
data outside
       these Escape sequences.
     * escp2topbm  assumes that only one raster graphic is in the
printer
       stream. If this isn't true, the result is garbage.
     * escp2topbm assumes that all "ESC." sequences use the  same
width value.
       If this isn't true, the result is garbage.



SEE ALSO

   pbmtoescp2, pbm

AUTHOR

   Copyright (C) 2003 by Ulrich Walcher (u.walcher@gmx.de).

HISTORY

   escp2topbm	was  added  to	Netpbm	in  Release 10.18 (August
2003); it was
   created around the same time.
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Table Of Contents

     * NAME
     * SYNOPSIS
     * DESCRIPTION
     * OPTIONS
     * HINTS
     * SEE ALSO
     * AUTHOR
     * HISTORY

UNIX/Linux commands referenced on this page:

1. convert
2. file
3. as
4. test
5. at
6. true
7. pbmtoescp2