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# pamdepth

> Reduce the depth (i.e. color resolution) in an image.
> More information: <https://netpbm.sourceforge.net/doc/pamdepth.html>.

- Read a PBM image, set its maxval and save it to a file:

`pamdepth {{maxval}} {{path/to/image.pbm}} > {{path/to/file.pbm}}`
