tldr/pages/common/ppmdraw.md

ppmdraw

Draw lines, text, and more on a PPM image by executing a script. Documentation on the utilized scripting language can be found by following the link below. More information: https://netpbm.sourceforge.net/doc/ppmdraw.html.

• Draw on the specified PPM image by executing the supplied script:

ppmdraw -script '{{setpos 50 50; text_here "hello!"; }}' {{path/to/image.pnm}} > {{path/to/output.pnm}}

• Draw on the specified PPM image by executing the script in the specified file:

ppmdraw -scriptfile {{path/to/script}} {{path/to/image.pnm}} > {{path/to/output.pnm}}