ps2pdf (1)

Name

ps2pdf - Convert PostScript to PDF using ghostscript ps2pdf12 - Convert PostScript to PDF 1.2 (Acrobat 3-and- later compatible) using ghostscript ps2pdf13 - Convert PostScript to PDF 1.3 (Acrobat 4-and- later compatible) using ghostscript

Synopsis

ps2pdf  [options...] {input.[e]ps|-} [output.pdf|-]
ps2pdf12  [options...] {input.[e]ps|-} [output.pdf|-]
ps2pdf13  [options...] {input.[e]ps|-} [output.pdf|-]

Description

Ghostscript                                             PS2PDF(1)



NAME
     ps2pdf - Convert PostScript to PDF using ghostscript
     ps2pdf12  -  Convert  PostScript  to PDF 1.2 (Acrobat 3-and-
     later compatible) using ghostscript
     ps2pdf13 - Convert  PostScript  to  PDF 1.3  (Acrobat 4-and-
     later compatible) using ghostscript

SYNOPSIS
     ps2pdf  [options...] {input.[e]ps|-} [output.pdf|-]
     ps2pdf12  [options...] {input.[e]ps|-} [output.pdf|-]
     ps2pdf13  [options...] {input.[e]ps|-} [output.pdf|-]

DESCRIPTION
     The  ps2pdf scripts are work-alikes for nearly all the func-
     tionality (but not the  user  interface)  of  Adobe's  Acro-
     bat(TM) Distiller(TM) product: they convert PostScript files
     to Portable Document Format (PDF) files.

     If the output filename  is  not  specified,  the  output  is
     placed  is  a file of the same name with a '.pdf' extension.
     Either the input filename or the output filename can be  '-'
     to  request reading from stdin or writing to stdout, respec-
     tively, when used as a filter.

     The three scripts differ as follows:

     -    ps2pdf12 will always produce PDF  1.2  output  (Acrobat
          3-and-later compatible).

     -    ps2pdf13  will  always  produce PDF 1.3 output (Acrobat
          4-and-later compatible).

     -    ps2pdf per se currently produces PDF 1.4 output.   How-
          ever,  this may change in the future. If you care about
          the compatibility level of the output, use ps2pdf12  or
          ps2pdf13,  or use the -dCompatibility=1.x switch in the
          command line.

     There are some limitations in ps2pdf's conversion.  See  the
     HTML  documentation  for more information. A large number of
     Adobe Distiller(TM) parameters which can be used to  control
     the conversion are also documented there, including instruc-
     tions for generating PDF/X and PDF/A documents.

OPTIONS
     The ps2pdf scripts use the same options as gs(1).

EXAMPLES
     Converting a figure.ps to figure.pdf:

          ps2pdf figure.ps




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Ghostscript                                             PS2PDF(1)



     A conversion with more specifics:

          ps2pdf -dPDFSETTINGS=/prepress figure.ps proof.pdf

     Converting as part of a pipe:

          make_report.pl -t ps | ps2pdf -dCompatibility=1.3 - - |
          lpr


ATTRIBUTES
     See   attributes(5)   for   descriptions  of  the  following
     attributes:

     +---------------+--------------------------+
     |ATTRIBUTE TYPE |     ATTRIBUTE VALUE      |
     +---------------+--------------------------+
     |Availability   | print/filter/ghostscript |
     +---------------+--------------------------+
     |Stability      | Volatile                 |
     +---------------+--------------------------+
SEE ALSO
     gs(1), ps2pdfwr(1),
     Ps2pdf.htm in the Ghostscript documentation

BUGS
     See http://bugs.ghostscript.com/ and the Usenet  news  group
     comp.lang.postscript.

VERSION
     This document was last revised for Ghostscript version 9.00.

AUTHOR
     Artifex  Software,  Inc.  are  the  primary  maintainers  of
     Ghostscript.  This manpage by George Ferguson.



NOTES
     This   software   was   built   from   source  available  at
     https://java.net/projects/solaris-userland.   The   original
     community       source       was       downloaded       from
     http://ghostscript.com/releases/ghostscript-9.00.tar.gz

     Further information about this software can be found on  the
     open source community website at http://ghostscript.com/.









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