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# pbmtoepsi

> Convert a PBM image to an encapsulated PostScript style preview bitmap.
> More information: <https://netpbm.sourceforge.net/doc/pbmtoepsi.html>.

- Convert a PBM image to an encapsulated PostScript style preview bitmap:

`pbmtoepsi {{path/to/image.pbm}} > {{path/to/output.bmp}}`

- Produce a quadratic output image with the specified resolution:

`pbmtoepsi -dpi {{144}} {path/to/image.pbm}} > {{path/to/output.bmp}}`

- Produce an output image with the specified horizontal and vertical resolution:

`pbmtoepsi -dpi {{72x144}} {{path/to/image.pbm}} > {{path/to/output.bmp}}`

- Only create a boundary box:

`pbmtoepsi -bbonly {{path/to/image.pbm}} > {{path/to/output.bmp}}`
