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---
syntax: markdown
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 {{[-f|-font]}} {{path/to/font.pbm}} "{{Hello World!}}" > {{path/to/output.pbm}}`
- Specify the number of pixels between characters and lines:
`echo "{{Hello
World!}}" | pbmtext {{[-s|-space]}} {{3}} {{[-ls|-lspace]}} {{10}} > {{path/to/output.pbm}}`