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bmptopnm(1)						      General Commands Manual						       bmptopnm(1)

NAME
       bmptopnm - convert a BMP file into a portable anymap

SYNOPSIS
       bmptopnm [bmpfile]

DESCRIPTION
       Reads  a  Microsoft  Windows or OS/2 BMP file as input.	Produces a PBM, PGM, or PNM image as output.  If the input is colormapped and con-
       tains only black and white, the output is PBM.  If the input is colormapped and contains only black white and  gray,  the  output  is  PGM.
       Otherwise, the output is PPM.

       This  program  cannot convert BMP files with compressed (run length encoded) image data.  It recognizes the compression and issues an error
       message.

       This program cannot convert BMP files with 16 bits per pixel (only because the author did not have a complete specification for them).	It
       recognizes the format and issues an error message.

SEE ALSO
       ppmtobmp(1), ppmtowinicon(1), ppm(5)

AUTHOR
       Copyright (C) 1992 by David W. Sanderson.

								 17 February 2002						       bmptopnm(1)