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tags: [tldr, common]
source: https://github.com/tldr-pages/tldr.git
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# pbmtext

> Render text as a PBM image.
> See also: `pbmtextps`.
> More information: <https://netpbm.sourceforge.net/doc/pbmtext.html>.

- Render a single line of text as a PBM image:

`pbmtext "{{Hello World!}}" > {{path/to/output.pbm}}`

- Render multiple lines of text as a PBM image:

`echo "{{Hello
World!}}" | pbmtext > {{path/to/output.pbm}}`

- Render text using a custom font supplied as a PBM file:

`pbmtext -font {{path/to/font.pbm}} "{{Hello World!}}" > {{path/to/output.pbm}}`

- Specify the number of pixels between characters and lines:

`echo "{{Hello
World!}}" | pbmtext -space {{3}} -lspace {{10}} > {{path/to/output.pbm}}`