NAME

       macptopbm - convert a MacPaint file into a portable bitmap

SYNOPSIS

       macptopbm [-extraskip N] [macpfile]

DESCRIPTION

       Reads a MacPaint file as input.  Produces a portable bitmap as output.

OPTIONS

       -extraskip
              This flag is to get around a problem with some methods of transferring files from the Mac world to
              the  Unix  world.   Most  of  these  methods  leave the Mac files alone, but a few of them add the
              "finderinfo" data onto the front of the Unix file.  This means an extra 128  bytes  to  skip  over
              when  reading  the file.  The symptom to watch for is that the resulting PBM file looks shifted to
              one side.  If you get this, try -extraskip 128, and if that still doesn't look right  try  another
              value.

       All flags can be abbreviated to their shortest unique prefix.

SEE ALSO

       picttoppm(1), pbmtomacp(1), pbm(5)

AUTHOR

       Copyright  (C)  1988  by  Jef  Poskanzer.   The MacPaint-reading code is copyright (c) 1987 by Patrick J.
       Naughton (naughton@wind.sun.com).

                                                  29 March 1989                                     macptopbm(1)