---
name: "pbm2hp"
section: "1"
platform: "linux"
package: "vcg"
version: "1.30debian-2"
release: "Debian 3.1 (Sarge)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/pbm2hp"
---

# pbm2hp(1)

printer driver of PBM-P4-file for HP Laserjet printers

## NAME

pbm2hp - printer driver of PBM-P4-file for HP Laserjet printers

## SYNOPSIS

**pbm2hp** infile

## DESCRIPTION

*Pbm2hp* reads a PBM file in P4 format and produces a HP Laserjet output for 300 dpi.  The output is send to stdout. This tool can be used to print out the image produced as export output of the  *VCG tool* from a graph.

## WARNING

This utility does not work with the PBM-P1-format !!!  It is not a general conversion utility but only a small demonstration how to deal with the output of the *VCG tool.* There are excellent standard utilities for PBM-Files by Jef Poskanzer *(pbmtolj)* but *pbm2hp* should be much faster on large files.

## SEE ALSO

vcg(l) pbmtolj(l) pbmrot90(l) pbmshift(l)

## BUGS

Currently, no bugs are known.

## ACKNOWLEDGEMENT

Jef Poskanzer is the initiator and main implementor of the PBM package that contains various image processing routines and printer drivers. Michael Haberler wrote the driver pbmtolj.

## AUTHOR

Georg Sander, University of Saarland.