---
name: "ppmtolj"
section: "1"
platform: "linux"
package: "netpbm"
version: "10.86.51-2"
release: "Arch Linux 2026-11-01"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/ppmtolj"
---

# ppmtolj(1)

convert a PPM image to an HP LaserJet PCL 5 Color file

## NAME

ppmtolj - convert a PPM image to an HP LaserJet PCL 5 Color file

## SYNOPSIS

**ppmtolj**

\[**-gamma** *val*\]

\[**-resolution** {**75**\|**100**\|**150**\|**300**\|**600**}\]

\[**-delta**\]

\[**-float**\]

\[**-noreset**\]

\[*ppmfile*\]

## DESCRIPTION

This program is part of **Netpbm**(1) .

**ppmtolj** reads a PPM image as input and converts it into a color file suitable to be printed by an HP color PCL 5 printer.

## OPTIONS

In addition to the options common to all programs based on libnetpbm (most notably **-quiet**, see \
  Common Options ⟨index.html#commonoptions⟩ ), **ppmtolj** recognizes the following command line options:

- **-delta**

  Apply delta row compression to reduce the size of the pcl file.

- **-gamma** *int*

  Gamma correct the image using the integer parameter as a gamma (default 0).

- **-float**

  Suppress positioning information.  The default is to write the sequence  ESC&l0E to the output.

- **-noreset**

  Don't write the reset sequence to the beginning and end of the output.

- **-resolution**

  Set the required output resolution 75\|100\|150\|300\|600

## SEE ALSO

HP PCL 5 & Color Reference Guide, [**pnmtopclxl**(1)](/pnmtopclxl/1.md) , [**pbmtolj**(1)](/pbmtolj/1.md) , [**ppmtopj**(1)](/ppmtopj/1.md) , [**thinkjettopbm**(1)](/thinkjettopbm/1.md) , **ppm**(1)

## AUTHOR

Copyright (C) 2000 by Jonathan Melvin.(*jonathan.melvin@heywood.co.uk*)

## DOCUMENT SOURCE

This manual page was generated by the Netpbm tool 'makeman' from HTML source.  The master documentation is at

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  **http://netpbm.sourceforge.net/doc/ppmtolj.html**