pbmpage

generates printer calibration and test pages as PBM images

TLDR

Generate printer test page
$ pbmpage [1] > [output.pbm]
Generate A4 test page
$ pbmpage -a4 [1] > [output.pbm]

SYNOPSIS

pbmpage [options] pagenum

DESCRIPTION

pbmpage generates printer calibration and test pages as PBM images at 600 dpi resolution. Different page numbers produce different test patterns useful for calibrating margins, alignment, and print quality. The default output is for US letter paper; use -a4 for A4 size. Part of the Netpbm toolkit.

PARAMETERS

pagenum

Test page number (1-3).
-a4
Generate A4 size instead of US letter (default).

INSTALL

sudo apt install netpbm
sudo dnf install netpbm
sudo pacman -S netpbm
sudo apk add netpbm
sudo zypper install netpbm
brew install netpbm
nix profile install nixpkgs#netpbm

SEE ALSO

pbmtext(1), pbmtolj(1)