# pbmreduce > Proportionally reduce a PBM image. > See also: `pamenlarge`, `pamditherbw`. > More information: . - Reduce the specified image by the specified factor: `pbmreduce {{N}} {{path/to/image.pbm}} > {{path/to/output.pbm}}` - Use simple thresholding when reducing: `pbmreduce -threshold {{N}} {{path/to/image.pbm}} > {{path/to/output.pbm}}` - Use the specified threshold for all quantizations: `pbmreduce -value {{0.6}} {{N}} {{path/to/image.pbm}} > {{path/to/output.pbm}}`