DPSEXEC(1)							   DPSEXEC(1)



NAME
       dpsexec - Display PostScript Executive


SYNOPSIS
       dpsexec	[  -display  name  ][ -sync ][ -backup ][ -noexec ][ -root ][
       -drawable windowId ][ -height n ][ -width n ]


DESCRIPTION
       dpsexec is a Display PostScript program that allows the user to inter-
       act  directly with the PostScript interpreter through a command inter-
       face.  dpsexec reads lines of text from standard input and passes each
       line to the PostScript interpreter for execution.  It creates a window
       that displays the results of graphics operations as they are executed.
       dpsexec	exits  when end of file is reached on standard input, or when
       the user types "quit",  which  executes	the  PostScript	 quit
       operator.

       By  default, dpsexec executes the PostScript executive operator before
       it accepts any user input.  This operator puts the  PostScript  inter-
       preter  in  "interactive	 executive" mode so that the user can control
       the interpreter directly.  In this mode,	 the  PostScript  interpreter
       supports	 certain  line-editing functions and prompts the user when it
       is ready to execute more input.	See section 2.4.4, "Using the  Inter-
       preter  Interactively,"	of  the PostScript Language Reference Manual,
       Second Edition, for detailed information on this mode of operation.


OPTIONS
       -display name
	      specifies the display on which to open a connection to the Dis-
	      play PostScript system. If no display is specified, the DISPLAY
	      environment variable is used.

       -sync  establishes a synchronous connection with the specified X	 dis-
	      play.

       -backup
	      uses  backing  store  for the window in which graphics are dis-
	      played, if possible.  This is generally only effective with the
	      DPS NX system.

       -noexec
	      prevents	dpsexec	 from  entering "interactive executive" mode.
	      The primary effect of this option is to  inhibit	printing  the
	      PS>  prompt before each line of input is accepted.  This option
	      is useful when dpsexec is run with  standard  input  redirected
	      from a file or a pipe.

       -root  tells  dpsexec  to  draw into the root window instead of into a
	      window that it creates.

       -drawable windowId
	      tells dpsexec to draw into the specified window instead of into
	      a window that it creates.

       -height n
	      sets the height of the created window.

       -width n
	      sets the width of the created window.


DIAGNOSTICS
       PostScript language error messages are printed to standard output.


AUTHOR
       Adobe Systems Incorporated


NOTES
       PostScript  and	Display	 PostScript  are  trademarks of Adobe Systems
       Incorporated which may be registered in certain jurisdictions.


       Copyright  (c)  1990-1994  Adobe	 Systems  Incorporated.	  All  rights
       reserved.




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UNIX/Linux commands referenced on this page:

1. as
2. file
3. which
4. more
5. display
6. play