SXPM(1) manual page

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## 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 displayed. 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 specified sxpm reads from standard input.
-o filename
  Write to the file filename (overwrite if it already exists) and to standard output if filename 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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