NAME
    pbm2ppa - convert portable bitmap (PBM) to HP's Printing Performance
    Architecture (PPA) file format

SYNOPSIS
    pbm2ppa [options] [ <infile] > [ <outfile]> ] ]

DESCRIPTION
    Reads portable bitmap (PBM) format as input. Outputs a stream suitable
    for processing by  Hewlett-Packard's range of Printing Performance
    Architecture (PPA) printers. pnm2ppa supports the HP 710c, 712c, 720c,
    722c, 820c, and 1000c series printers.

    (Portable  bitmap  (PBM)  format  output  can  be produced from
    PostScript(tm) input by the GhostScript driver "pbmraw".)

OPTIONS
    infile Input file infile is either a path to a file or device, or '-'
    to indicate stdin (defaults to stdin)

    outfile
    Output file outfile is either a path to a file or device, or '-'
    to indicate stdout (defaults to stdout)

    -b bottommargin
    Sets the bottom margin bottommargin in units of  1/600 inches
    (e.g., -b 150 = 0.25")

    -d   Displays the current configuration

    -f configfile
    Overrides  reading the configuration from /etc/pnm2ppa.conf, and
    uses configfile instead.

    -h   Displays program usage

    -l leftmargin
    Sets the left margin leftmargin in units of 1/600 inches (e.g.,
    -l 150 = 0.25")

    -r rightmargin
    Sets the  right margin rightmargin in  units of 1/600 inches
    (e.g., -r 150 = 0.25")

    -s papersize
    Sets the paper size. Possible values for papersize are a4  (A4),
    letter or us (US Letter, 8.5"x11"), and legal (US Legal,
    8.5"x14"). The default is US Letter.

    -t topmargin
    Sets the top margin topmargin in units of 1/600 inches (ie -t
    150 = 0.25")

    -v printertype
    Selects the printer model. Possible values of printertype are:
    710, 712, 720, 722, 820 and 1000.  The default is the HP DeskJet
    7X0 Series (710, 712, 720, 722).

    -x xoffset
    Sets the  x-offset xoffset from the left of the page. Units are
    1/600 inches

    -y yoffset
    Sets the y-offset yoffset from the top of the page. Units are
    1/600 inches

NOTES
    The configuration file  is read in first. Command line arguments then
    modify the resulting definitions.

    The -x and -y options accumulate. The -v option resets all definitions
    back to  an inbuilt default for that printer and should be used before
    subsequent -b -l -r, -t,  -x, and -y arguments.

SEE ALSO
    pbm(5)

FILES
    /etc/pbm2ppa.conf
    Default configuration file

AUTHOR
    This code is licensed under the GNU Public License version 2. See
    LICENSE for details.

    (c) 1998  Tim Norman

HISTORY
    This program was written by Tim Norman. It originally supported black
    and white output on the 820 series. This program  is almost obsolete;
    its successor pnm2ppa will support color printing.

BUGS
    This is a stable driver, but does not support color printing.