# ppmdist > Produce a grayscale version of a PPM image. > More information: . - Produce a grayscale version of the specified PPM image: `ppmdist {{path/to/input.ppm}} > {{path/to/output.pgm}}` - Use the specified method to map colors to graylevels: `ppmdist -{{frequency|intensity}} {{path/to/input.ppm}} > {{path/to/output.pgm}}`