hbpldecode

decodes HP Business Inkjet Printer Language files

TLDR

Decode HBP file

$ hbpldecode [input.hbp]

Decode to file

$ hbpldecode [input.hbp] > [output.pbm]

Verbose output

$ hbpldecode -v [input.hbp]

hbpldecode decodes HP Business Inkjet Printer Language files. It extracts image data from printer spool files.The tool is part of foo2hbpl printer driver suite. It's useful for analyzing printer data and extracting embedded images.

PARAMETERS

FILE

HBP file to decode.

-v

Verbose mode.

-h

Display help.

INSTALL

sudo apt install printer-driver-foo2zjs

CAVEATS

Specific to HP printers. Part of foo2hbpl package. Limited file format support.

HISTORY

hbpldecode was developed as part of foo2hbpl for Linux printing support of HP Business Inkjet printers.