macptopbm(1)

NAME

       macptopbm - convert a MacPaint file into a portable bitmap

SYNOPSIS

       macptopbm [-extraskip N] [macpfile]

DESCRIPTION

       Reads  a MacPaint file as input.  Produces a portable bitmap as output.

OPTIONS

       -extraskip
              This flag is to get around a problem with some methods of trans-
              ferring  files  from  the  Mac world to the Unix world.  Most of
              these methods leave the Mac files alone, but a few of  them  add
              the  "finderinfo"  data  onto  the front of the Unix file.  This
              means an extra 128 bytes to skip over  when  reading  the  file.
              The  symptom  to  watch for is that the resulting PBM file looks
              shifted to one side.  If you get this, try -extraskip  128,  and
              if that still doesn't look right try another value.

       All flags can be abbreviated to their shortest unique prefix.

SEE ALSO

       picttoppm(1), pbmtomacp(1), pbm(5)

AUTHOR

       Copyright  (C)  1988  by  Jef  Poskanzer.  The MacPaint-reading code is
       copyright (c) 1987 by Patrick J. Naughton (naughton@wind.sun.com).

                                 29 March 1989                    macptopbm(1)