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pdftopbm(1)					      pdftopbm(1)

NAME
       pdftopbm	 -  Portable  Document	Format	(PDF) to Portable
       Bitmap (PBM) converter (version 2.02)

SYNOPSIS
       pdftopbm [options] PDF-file PBM-root

DESCRIPTION
       Pdftopbm converts Portable Document Format (PDF) files  to
       black-and-white	image files in Portable Bitmap (PBM) for-
       mat.

       Pdftopbm reads the PDF file, PDF-file, and writes one  PBM
       file  for  each page, PBM-root-nnnnnn.pbm, where nnnnnn is
       the page number.

CONFIGURATION FILE
       Pdftopbm reads a configuration file at startup.	It  first
       tries  to  find the user's private config file, ~/.xpdfrc.
       If that doesn't exist, it looks for a  system-wide  config
       file,  typically	 /usr/local/etc/xpdfrc (but this location
       can be changed when pdftopbm is built).	See the xpdfrc(5)
       man page for details.

OPTIONS
       Many  of	 the following options can be set with configura-
       tion file commands.  These are listed in	 square	 brackets
       with  the  description  of  the corresponding command line
       option.

       -f number
	      Specifies the first page to convert.

       -l number
	      Specifies the last page to convert.

       -r number
	      Specifies the resolution, in DPI.	 The  default  is
	      150 DPI.

       -opw password
	      Specify  the owner password for the PDF file.  Pro-
	      viding this will bypass all security  restrictions.

       -upw password
	      Specify the user password for the PDF file.

       -q     Don't  print any messages or errors.  [config file:
	      errQuiet]

       -v     Print copyright and version information.

       -h     Print usage information.	 (-help	 and  --help  are
	      equivalent.)

BUGS
       Pdftopbm	 uses  X to do the rendering, so it is limited by
       the capabilities and performance of the X server.  In par-
       ticular,	 high-resolution  output requires lots of memory.
       Also, non-scalable fonts will not look great.

EXIT CODES
       The Xpdf tools use the following exit codes:

       0      No error.

       1      Error opening a PDF file.

       2      Error opening an output file.

       3      Error related to PDF permissions.

       99     Other error.

AUTHOR
       The pdftopbm  software  and  documentation  are	copyright
       1996-2003 Glyph & Cog, LLC.

SEE ALSO
       xpdf(1),	  pdftops(1),	pdftotext(1),	pdfinfo(1),  pdf-
       fonts(1), pdfimages(1), xpdfrc(5)
       http://www.foolabs.com/xpdf/

			  24 March 2003		      pdftopbm(1)

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