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pdftops - Portable Document Format (PDF) to PostScript converter
(version 0.80)
pdftops [options] [PDF-file [PS-file]]
Pdftops converts Portable Document Format (PDF) files to PostScript so
they can be printed.
Pdftops reads the PDF file, PDF-file, and writes a
PostScript file, PS-file. If PS-file is not specified, pdftops converts file.pdf
to file.ps. If PS-file is '-', the PostScript is sent to stdout.
- -f
number
- Specifies the first page to print.
- -l number
- Specifies the last
page to print.
- -paperw size
- Set the paper width, in points.
- -paperh size
- Set the paper height, in points.
- -level1
- Generate Level 1 PostScript.
The resulting PostScript files will be significantly larger (if they contain
images), but will print on Level 1 printers. This also converts all images
to black and white. The default behavior is to generate Level 2 PostScript.
In particular, Level 2 supports color images and image compression.
- -noemb
- By default, any Type 1 fonts which are embedded in the PDF file are copied
into the PostScript file. This option causes pdftops to substitute base
fonts instead. Embedded fonts make PostScript files larger, but may be
necessary for readable output.
- -form
- Generate a PostScript form which can
be imported by software that understands forms. Only one page is converted
(since forms cannot contain multiple pages) and the -l option is ignored.
The -level1 option cannot be used with -form.
- -h
- Print usage information.
(-help is equivalent.)
This is a beta release of pdftops, and there
are still a bunch of PDF features which I have yet to implement.
The pdftops software and documentation are copyright 1996-1998 Derek B.
Noonburg (derekn@foolabs.com).
xpdf(1)
, pdftotext(1)
, pdfinfo(1)
,
pdftopbm(1)
, pdfimages(1)
http://www.foolabs.com/xpdf/
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