---
name: "slxdecode"
section: "1"
platform: "linux"
package: "printer-driver-foo2zjs-common"
version: "20200505dfsg0-3"
release: "Debian 13 (Trixie)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/slxdecode"
---

# slxdecode(1)

slxdecode - Decode a SLX stream into human readable form. **slxdecode** \[*options*\] \<*slx-file* **slxdecode** decodes a SLX stream into human readable form.

A SLX stream is the printer language used by some Lexmark printers, such as the C500.

More information on the Software Imaging K.K. SLX stream can be found at:

http://softwareimaging.com/products-services/sorcerer/index.asp

These are the options that can appear on the command line.

- **-d** *basename*

  Basename of .pbm file for saving decompressed planes.

- **-r** *basename*

  Basename of .jbg file for saving raw planes

- **-h**

  Print hex file offsets.

- **-o**

  Print file offsets.

- **-D** *level*

  Set Debug level \[0\].

  Decode an SLX file created by foo2slx.

  ```
  $ slxdecode < testpage.zm
  SLX_MAGIC, 0x584c53a5 (SLX)
  SLT_START_DOC, 12 items
          SLI_PAGECOUNT, 4294967295 (0xffffffff)
          SLI_DMDUPLEX, 0 (0x0)
          SLI_DMCOLLATE, 0 (0x0)
          SLI_0x3, 0 (0x0)
          SLI_DISPLAY, 0 (0x0)
          SLI_0x5, 0 (0x0)
          SLI_0x6, 0 (0x0)
          SLI_0x7, 1 (0x1)
          SLI_0x8, 0 (0x0)
          SLI_0x9, 0 (0x0)
          SLI_COUNT, 1 (0x1)
          SLI_DMCOLLATE, 0 (0x0)
  SLT_START_PAGE, 16 items [Page 1]
          SLI_DMPAPER, 6 (0x6)
          SLI_CUSTOM_X, 0 (0x0)
          SLI_CUSTOM_Y, 0 (0x0)
          SLI_DMCOPIES, 1 (0x1)
          SLI_DMDEFAULTSOURCE, 0 (0x0)
          SLI_DMMEDIATYPE, 0 (0x0)
          SLI_NBIE, 0 (0x0)
          SLI_RESOLUTION_X, 600 (0x258)
          SLI_RESOLUTION_Y, 600 (0x258)
          SLI_OFFSET_X, 102 (0x66)
          SLI_OFFSET_Y, 102 (0x66)
          SLI_RASTER_X, 4896 (0x1320)
          SLI_RASTER_Y, 6392 (0x18f8)
          SLI_0x10d, 4896 (0x1320)
          SLI_0x10e, 6392 (0x18f8)
          SLI_0x10f, 1 (0x1)
  SLT_JBIG_BIH, 0 items
          Data: 20 bytes
                  DL = 0, D = 0, P = 1, - = 0, XY = 4896 x 6392
                  L0 = 128, MX = 0, MY = 0
                  Order   = 0
                  Options = 8  TPBON
                  50 stripes, 0 layers, 1 planes
  SLT_JBIG_BID, 0 items
          Data: 116 bytes
  SLT_END_JBIG, 0 items
  SLT_END_PAGE, 0 items
  SLT_END_DOC, 0 items
  ```

  **/usr/bin/slxdecode** [**foo2slx-wrapper**(1)](/foo2slx-wrapper/1.md), [**foo2slx**(1)](/foo2slx/1.md), **jbg2pbm**(1) Rick Richardson \<rick.richardson@comcast.net\>\
   http://foo2slx.rkkda.com/