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# pambackground

> Create a mask of the background in a PAM image.
> See also: `pbmmask`.
> More information: <https://netpbm.sourceforge.net/doc/pambackground.html>.

- Create a mask of the background in a PAM image:

`pambackground {{path/to/image.pam}} > {{path/to/output.pam}}`