# pnmtorle > Convert a PNM file to an Utah Raster Tools RLE image file. > More information: . - Convert a PNM image to an RLE image: `pnmtorle {{path/to/input.pnm}} > {{path/to/output.rle}}` - Print PNM header information to `stdout`: `pnmtorle -verbose {{path/to/input.pnm}} > {{path/to/output.rle}}` - Include a transparency channel in the output image in which every black pixel is set to fully transparent and every other pixel is set to fully opaque: `pnmtorle -alpha {{path/to/input.pnm}} > {{path/to/output.rle}}`