.TH pbmtomda 1 "3 June 1999"
.IX pbmtomda
.SH NAME
pbmtomda - convert a portable bitmap to a Microdesign .mda
.SH SYNOPSIS
.B pbmtomda
.RB [ -d ][ -i ][ -- ]
.I [ pbmfile ]
.SH DESCRIPTION
Reads a portable bitmap file as input.
Reads from stdin if input file is omitted.
.IX MicroDesign
Produces a MicroDesign 2 area file (.MDA) as output.
.SH OPTIONS
.TP
.B -d
Halve the height of the output file, to compensate for the aspect 
ratio used in MicroDesign files.
.TP
.B -i
Invert the colours used.
.TP
.B --
End of options (use this if the filename starts with "-")
.SH BUGS
There's no way to produce files in MicroDesign 3 format. MD3 itself and 
mdatopbm(1) can read files in either format.
.SH "SEE ALSO"
mdatopbm(1), pbm(5)
.SH AUTHOR
Copyright (C) 1999 John Elliott <jce@seasip.demon.co.uk>.
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