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# ppmtoilbm

> Convert a PPM image to an ILBM file.
> More information: <https://netpbm.sourceforge.net/doc/ppmtoilbm.html>.

- Convert a PPM image to an ILBM file:

`ppmtoilbm {{path/to/file.ppm}} > {{path/to/file.ilbm}}`

- Write a maximum of n planes to the ILBM file and produce a HAM/24bit/direct color file if this number is exceeded:

`ppmtoilbm -maxplanes {{n}} -{{hamif|24if|dcif}} {{path/to/file.ppm}} > {{path/to/file.ilbm}}`

- Produce a ILBM file with exactly n planes:

`ppmtoilbm -fixplanes {{n}} {{path/to/file.ppm}} > {{path/to/file.ilbm}}`

- Select the compression method to be used:

`ppmtoilbm -{{compress|nocompress|savemem}} {{path/to/file.ppm}} > {{path/to/file.ilbm}}`
