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SXPM(1)                                                                                              SXPM(1)



NAME
       sxpm - Show an XPM (X PixMap) file and/or convert XPM 1 or 2 files to XPM 3.

SYNOPSIS
       sxpm  [-d displayname] [-g geometry] [-hints] [-icon filename] [-plaid | filename | -] [-o filename |
       -o -] [-pcmap] [-closecolors] [-nod] [-nom] [-mono | -grey4 | -grey | -color] [-sc symbol color] [-sp
       symbol pixel] [-cp color pixel] [-rgb filename] [-v]

DESCRIPTION
       The  sxpm program can be used to view any XPM (version 1, 2, or 3) file and/or to convert a file from
       XPM1 or XPM2 to XPM version 3. If sxpm is run with any dummy option  specified,  the  usage  is  dis-played. displayed.
       played.  If no geometry is specified, the show window will have the size of the read pixmap. Pressing
       the key Q in the window will quit the program.

OPTIONS
       -d display
               Specifies the display to connect to.

       -g geom Window geometry (default is pixmap's size).

       -hints  Set ResizeInc for window.

       -icon filename
               Set icon to pixmap created from the file filename.

       -plaid  Show the plaid pixmap which is stored as data.

       filename
               Read from the file filename and from standard input if filename is '-'.  If no input is spec-ified specified
               ified sxpm reads from standard input.

       -o filename
               Write  to  the file filename (overwrite if it already exists) and to standard output if file-name filename
               name is '-'.

       -mono   Use the colors specified for a monochrome visual.

       -grey4  Use the colors specified for a 4 color greyscale visual.

       -grey   Use the colors specified for a greyscale visual.

       -color  Use the colors specified for a color visual.

       -pcmap  Use a private colormap.

       -closecolors
               Try to use "close colors" before reverting to other visuals.

       -nod    Do not display the pixmap in a window.  (Useful when using as converter)

       -nom    Do not use the clipmask if there is any.

       -sc symbol colorname
               Override default color to symbol to colorname.

       -sp symbol pixelvalue
               Override default color to symbol to pixelvalue.

       -cp colorname pixelvalue
               Override default color to colorname to pixelvalue.

       -rgb filename
               Search color names in the file filename and write them out instead of the rgb values.

       -v      Verbose - to print out extensions (stderr).



KNOWN BUGS
       Some window managers may not accept a pixmap which is not a bitmap as  icon  because  this  does  not
       respect ICCCM, many of the well known ones will accept it though.


AUTHOR
       Arnaud Le Hors    (lehors@sophia.inria.fr)
       Bull Research France
       Copyright (C) 1989-95 by Groupe Bull.



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