---
name: "ppmtoxvmini"
section: "1"
platform: "linux"
package: "makexvpics"
version: "1.0.1-4"
release: "Debian 13 (Trixie)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/ppmtoxvmini"
---

# ppmtoxvmini(1)

convert a raw PPM file to .xvpics format

## NAME

ppmtoxvmini - convert a raw PPM file to .xvpics format

## SYNOPSIS

**ppmtoxvmini** \[*options*\] *files*...

## DESCRIPTION

This manual page documents briefly the **ppmtoxvmini** command. This manual page was written for the Debian GNU/Linux distribution because the original program does not have a manual page.

**ppmtoxvmini** is a program that converts raw PPM files to the special format used by **xv**, **zgv**, and other tools.  It should not be called directly; instead, use the **makexvpics** tool for your own sanity.

## OPTIONS

A summary of options is included below.

- **-genmap**

  Generate the correct colormap for the input PPM files to stdout.

## SEE ALSO

**[makexvpics(1)](/makexvpics/1.md)**

## AUTHOR

This manual page was written by Chris Lawrence \<lawrencc@debian.org\>, for the Debian GNU/Linux system (but may be used by others).