xwdtohdf(1)

NAME
xwdtohdf - convert an XWD image to an HDF file format.

SYNOPSIS
xwdtohdf [infile|-] hdffile

DESCRIPTION
Xwdtohdf converts an XWD image to an HDF image. This is mostly useful for moving screen images to HDF files for permanent storage and later use with NCSA or other HDF software.

ARGUMENTS

infile or -
    The input Xwd image. You may use a filename, or - to use stdin.

hdffile
    This argument must be present. You may not use stdout. This is an NCSA HDF limitation.

SEE ALSO
hdftoxwd(1), paltohdf(1), xwdtotek4693(1)

BUGS
You bet. Mail to olsen@msc2.tn.cornell.edu.

REQUIREMENTS
The NCSA HDF library should be present on your system.

ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
Thanks to NCSA for providing the HDF file specifications, and the Unix C code needed to manipulate them. Thanks to Jef Poskanzer for inspirations and code segments for X Window Dump read/write routines in his package PBMPLUS.

AUTHOR
Dave Olsen