Pbmtoepson User Manual(0) Pbmtoepson User Manual(0)NAMEpbmtoepson - convert a PBM image into Epson printer graphics
SYNOPSISpbmtoepson
[-dpi=n] [-protocol={escp9|escp}] [-adjacent] [-noadjacent]
[pbmfile]
DESCRIPTION
This program is part of Netpbm(1).
pbmtoepson reads a PBM image as input and produces a stream of Epson
printer graphics as output.
The input is from the file identified by the pbmfile argument or, if
you don't specify pbmfile, from Standard Input. Output is to Standard
Output.
The output is for traditional (ca 1991) Epson 9-wire dot matrix (some‐
times called ESC/P 9-wire) printers or newer ESC/P printers. For a
more modern Epson ESC/P2 type printer, try pbmtoescp2.
Before Netpbm 10.23 (July 2004), pbmtoepson could not produce ESC/P
streams -- only ESC/P 9-wire.
The Epson printer protocols are described in
Epson's protocol specification
⟨http://www.epson.co.uk/support/manuals/pdf/ESCP/Part_1.pdf⟩ .
Note that there is no epsontopbm tool - this transformation is one way.
OPTIONS
-protocol={escp9|escp}
This determines which Epson printer protocol the output uses.
escp9 is the older ESC/P 9-pin protocol. escp is the newer
ESC/P protocol. For the even newer ESC/P2 protocol, you have to
use pbmtoescp2 instead.
This option was new in Netpbm 10.23 (July 2004).
-dpi=n This specifies the horizontal print density in dots per inch.
The protocol allows only certain values: 60, 72, 80, 90, 120,
144, and 240. Actually, the ESC/P protocol allows a few others,
but pbmtoepson doesn't know how to generate the command streams
that use them.
If you don't specify this, pbmtoepson chooses a horizontal print
density for you consistent with your other options.
This option was new in Netpbm 10.23 (July 2004).
-adjacent
-noadjacent
These options determine whether the output select 'adjacent dot
printing' or not, whatever that is.
If you don't specify this, pbmtoepson selects adjacent dot
printing unless that is incompatible with your other options.
This option was new in Netpbm 10.23 (July 2004).
SEE ALSOpbmtoescp2(1), pbm(1),
AUTHOR
Copyright (C) 1991 by John Tiller (tiller@galois.msfc.nasa.gov) and Jef
Poskanzer.
netpbm documentation 8 August 2003 Pbmtoepson User Manual(0)