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

# zjsdecode(1)

zjsdecode - Decode a ZjStream into human readable form. **zjsdecode** \[*options*\] \<*zjs-file* **zjsdecode** decodes a ZjStream into human readable form.

A ZjStream is the printer language used by some Minolta/QMS and HP printers, such as the 2300DL and LJ-1000.

More information on Zenographics ZjStream can be found at:

http://ddk.zeno.com

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.

- **-p**

  Don't do 4 byte padding

- **-D** *level*

  Set Debug level \[0\].

  Decode an ZjStream file created by foo2zjs.

  ```
  $ zjsdecode < testpage.zm
  ZJT_START_DOC, 3 items
          ZJI_PAGECOUNT, 0 (0x0)
          ZJI_DMDUPLEX, 1 (0x1)
          ZJI_QUANTITY, 1 (0x1)
  ZJT_START_PAGE, 17 items
          ZJI_0x17, 0 (0x0)
          ZJI_0x16, 1 (0x1)
          ZJI_VIDEO_X, 10200 (0x27d8)
          ZJI_VIDEO_Y, 6600 (0x19c8)
          ZJI_VIDEO_BPP, 1 (0x1)
          ZJI_RASTER_X, 10200 (0x27d8)
          ZJI_RASTER_Y, 6600 (0x19c8)
          ZJI_OFFSET_X, 0 (0x0)
          ZJI_OFFSET_Y, 0 (0x0)
          ZJI_NBIE, 1 (0x1)
          ZJI_RESOLUTION_X, 1200 (0x4b0)
          ZJI_RESOLUTION_Y, 600 (0x258)
          ZJI_DMDEFAULTSOURCE, 7 (0x7)
          ZJI_DMCOPIES, 1 (0x1)
          ZJI_DMPAPER, 1 (0x1)
          ZJI_DMMEDIATYPE, 1 (0x1)
          ZJI_MINOLTA_PAGE_NUMBER, 1 (0x1)
  ZJT_JBIG_BIH, 0 items
          Data: 20 bytes
                  DL = 0, D = 0, P = 1, - = 0, XY = 10200 x 6600
                  L0 = 128, MX = 16, MY = 0
                  Order   = 3  ILEAVE SMID
                  Options = 92  LRLTWO TPDON TPBON DPON
                  52 stripes, 0 layers, 1 planes
  ZJT_JBIG_BID, 0 items
          Data: 65536 bytes
  ZJT_JBIG_BID, 0 items
          Data: 29120 bytes
  ZJT_END_JBIG, 0 items
  ZJT_END_PAGE, 0 items
  ZJT_END_DOC, 0 items
  ```

  **/usr/bin/zjsdecode** [**foo2zjs-wrapper**(1)](/foo2zjs-wrapper/1.md), [**foo2zjs**(1)](/foo2zjs/1.md), **jbg2pbm**(1) Rick Richardson \<rick.richardson@comcast.net\>\
   http://foo2zjs.rkkda.com/