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PSTOPS(1) PSTOPS(1)
NAME
pstops - shuffle pages in a PostScript file
SYNOPSIS
pstops [ -q ] [ -b ] [ -wwidth ] [ -hheight ] [ -ppaper ] [ -dlwidth ]
pagespecs [ infile [ outfile ] ]
DESCRIPTION
Pstops rearranges pages from a PostScript document, creating a new
PostScript file. The input PostScript file should follow the Adobe
Document Structuring Conventions. Pstops can be used to perform a
large number of arbitrary re-arrangements of Documents, including
arranging for printing 2-up, 4-up, booklets, reversing, selecting
front or back sides of documents, scaling, etc.
pagespecs follow the syntax:
pagespecs = [modulo:]specs
specs = spec[+specs][,specs]
spec = [-]pageno[L][R][U][@scale][(xoff,yoff)]
modulo is the number of pages in each block. The value of modulo
should be greater than 0; the default value is 1. specs are the page
specifications for the pages in each block. The value of the pageno in
each spec should be between 0 (for the first page in the block) and
modulo-1 (for the last page in each block) inclusive. The optional
dimensions xoff and yoff shift the page by the specified amount. xoff
and yoff are in PostScript's points, but may be followed by the units
cm or in to convert to centimetres or inches, or the flag w or h to
specify as a multiple of the width or height. The optional parameters
L, R, and U rotate the page left, right, or upside-down. The optional
scale parameter scales the page by the fraction specified. If the
optional minus sign is specified, the page is relative to the end of
the document, instead of the start.
If page specs are separated by + the pages will be merged into one
page; if they are separated by they will be on separate pages. If
there is only one page specification, with pageno zero, the pageno may
be omitted.
The shift, rotation, and scaling are performed in that order regard-
less of which order they appear on the command line.
The -w option gives the width which is used by the w dimension speci-
fier, and the -h option gives the height which is used by the h dimen-
sion specifier. These dimensions are also used (after scaling) to set
the clipping path for each page. The -p option can be used as an
alternative, to set the paper size to a3, a4, a5, b5, letter, legal,
tabloid, statement, executive, folio, quarto, 10x14 or _glibc, where
latter one means the format of the current locale. The default paper
size is _glibc.
The -b option prevents any bind operators in the PostScript prolog
from binding. This may be needed in cases where complex multi-page re-
arrangements are being done.
The -d option draws a line around the border of each page, of the
specified width. If the lwidth parameter is omitted, a default
linewidth of 1 point is assumed. The linewidth is relative to the
original page dimensions, i.e. it is scaled up or down with the rest
of the page.
Pstops normally prints the page numbers of the pages re-arranged; the
-q option suppresses this.
EXAMPLES
This section contains some sample re-arrangements. To put two pages on
one sheet (of A4 paper), the pagespec to use is:
2:0L@.7(21cm,0)+1L@.7(21cm,14.85cm)
To select all of the odd pages in reverse order, use:
2:-0
To re-arrange pages for printing 2-up booklets, use
4:-3L@.7(21cm,0)+0L@.7(21cm,14.85cm)
for the front sides, and
4:1L@.7(21cm,0)+-2L@.7(21cm,14.85cm)
for the reverse sides (or join them with a comma for duplex printing).
ENVIRONMENT VARIABLES
LC_ALL, LC_PAPER
These variables are specifying the papertype when used paper is
_glibc. For details see the locale(7) manpage.
AUTHOR
Copyright (C) Angus J. C. Duggan 1991-1995
SEE ALSO
psbook(1), psselect(1), pstops(1), epsffit(1), psnup(1), psresize(1),
psmerge(1), fixscribeps(1), getafm(1), fixdlsrps(1), fixfmps(1), fix-
macps(1), fixpsditps(1), fixpspps(1), fixtpps(1), fixwfwps(1), fixw-
pps(1), fixwwps(1), extractres(1), includeres(1)
TRADEMARKS
PostScript is a trademark of Adobe Systems Incorporated.
BUGS
Pstops does not accept all DSC comments.
PSUtils Release 1 Patchlevel 17 PSTOPS(1)
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