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# ppmtoterm

> Convert a PPM image to an ANSI ISO 6429 ASCII image.
> See also: `ppmtoascii`, `pbmtoascii`, `pbmto4425`.
> More information: <https://netpbm.sourceforge.net/doc/ppmtoterm.html>.

- Convert a PPM image to an ANSI ISO 6429 ASCII image, mapping each pixel to an individual character:

`ppmtoterm {{path/to/input.ppm}} > {{path/to/output.txt}}`