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g32pbm(1)		      mgetty+sendfax manual		       g32pbm(1)

NAME
     g32pbm - convert a Group 3 fax file into a portable bitmap

SYNOPSIS
     g32pbm [-reversebits] [-stretch] [g3file]

DESCRIPTION
     Reads  a  Group  3  fax  file  (raw or digifax) as input. If no filename is
     given, stdin is used.  Produces a portable bitmap as output.

OPTIONS
     -r     Tells g32pbm to interpret bits least-significant first,  instead  of
	    the  default  most-significant  first  ("-reversebits").   Some  fax
	    modems do it one way and others do it the other way. If  you  get  a
	    whole  bunch  of  "invalid code" messages (nearly one per line), try
	    using this flag.

     -s     Double each  horizontal  row  of  the  fax	file  in  the  pbm  file
	    ("-stretch)".   You  can  use  this  to adjust the aspect ratio of a
	    "normal resolution" fax file to match that of  a  "fine  resolution"
	    fax  file.	 This might not seem like it belongs here, but it's much
	    faster than using pnmscale|pgmtopbm later.	-s is activated automat-
	    ically if the file is specified on the command  line  and  its  name
	    starts with "fn..." (fax/normal).

     -l(aserjet)
	    Instead  of a portable bitmap (PBM), output HP laserjet files, suit-
	    able for direct printing on a HP laserjet or desjket.

     -d <dpi>
	    Scale output to <dpi> dots per inch before printing. Normal FAX res-
	    olution is 204x196 dpi (fine mode), or 204x98 dpi (normal mode).  In
	    LaerJet mode, only the values 75, 150 and 300 are allowed for <dpi>.

     -t     turn  image  by  90 degrees clockwise. Multiple -t commands increase
	    angle, that is, -t -t will turn it upside down, and so on.

     -?     Print a short command syntax.

REFERENCES
     The standard for Group 3 fax is defined in CCITT Recommendation T.4.

BUGS
     g32pbm could be smarter about the image width, at the moment,  the  maximum
     width is 1728 pixels, and the maximum height is 4300 lines. Everything big-
     ger is just cut off.

     Only 'raw' pbm files are created.

     Scaling is too slow.

     Turning is too slow (and not yet fully implemented either).

SEE ALSO
     pbm2g3(1), pbm(5), g3cat(1), sendfax(8), mgetty(1)

AUTHOR
     g32pbm  is Copyright (C) 1993 by Gert Doering, <gert@greenie.muc.de>. It is
     similar to the g3topbm program in Jef Poskanzers pbmplus package, but  it's
     a complete re-write. No code is copied.

greenie 			    27 Oct 93			       g32pbm(1)

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