a2ps - format files for printing on a PostScript printer


SYNOPSIS

       a2ps [OPTION]... [FILE]...


DESCRIPTION

       Convert FILE(s) or standard input to PostScript.

       Mandatory  arguments  to  long  options  are mandatory for
       short options too.  Long options marked with *  require  a
       yes/no  argument,  corresponding  short  options stand for
       `yes'.

   Tasks:
       --version
              display version

       --help display this help

       --guess
              report guessed types of FILES

       --which
              report the full path of library files named FILES

       --glob report the full  path  of  library  files  matching
              FILES

       --list=defaults
              display default settings and parameters

       --list=TOPIC
              detailed  list  on  TOPIC  (delegations, encodings,
              features, variables,  media,  ppd,  printers,  pro­
              logues, style-sheets, user-options)

       After   having  performed  the  task,  exit  successfully.
       Detailed lists may provide  additional  help  on  specific
       features.

   Global:
       -q, --quiet, --silent
              be really quiet

       -v, --verbose[=LEVEL]
              set verbosity on, or to LEVEL

       -=, --user-option=OPTION
              use the user defined shortcut OPTION

       --debug
              enable debugging features

              unset variable KEY or set to VALUE

   Sheets:
       -M, --medium=NAME
              use output medium NAME

       -r, --landscape
              print in landscape mode

       -R, --portrait
              print in portrait mode

       --columns=NUM
              number of columns per sheet

       --rows=NUM
              number of rows per sheet

       --major=DIRECTION
              first fill (DIRECTION=) rows, or columns

       -1, -2, ..., -9
              predefined  font sizes and layouts for 1.. 9 virtu­
              als

       -A, --file-align=MODE
              align separate files according to MODE (fill,  rank
              page, sheet, or a number)

       -j, --borders*
              print borders around columns

       --margin[=NUM]
              define an interior margin of size NUM

       The options -1.. -9 affect several primitive parameters to
       set up predefined layouts with 80 columns.  Therefore  the
       order  matters:  `-R  -f40  -2' is equivalent to `-2'.  To
       modify the layout,  use  `-2Rf40',  or  compose  primitive
       options (`--columns', `--font-size' etc.).

   Virtual pages:
       --line-numbers=NUM
              precede each NUM lines with its line number

       -C     alias for --line-numbers=5

       -f, --font-size=SIZE
              use font SIZE (float) for the body text

       -L, --lines-per-page=NUM
              scale the font to print NUM lines per virtual

              scale the font to print NUM columns per virtual

       -m, --catman
              process FILE as a man page (same as -L66)

       -T, --tabsize=NUM
              set tabulator size to NUM

       --non-printable-format=FMT specify how non-printable chars
              are printed

   Headings:
       -B, --no-header
              no page headers at all

       -b, --header[=TEXT]
              set page header

       -u, --underlay[=TEXT]
              print TEXT under every page

       --center-title[=TEXT]
              set page title to TITLE

       --left-title[=TEXT]
              set left and right page title to TEXT

       --right-title[=TEXT]

       --left-footer[=TEXT]
              set sheet footers to TEXT

       --footer[=TEXT]

       --right-footer[=TEXT]

       The TEXTs may use special escapes.

   Input:
       -a, --pages[=RANGE]
              select the pages to print

       -c, --truncate-lines*
              cut long lines

       -i, --interpret*
              interpret tab, bs and ff chars

       --end-of-line=TYPE
              specify the eol char (TYPE: r, n, nr, rn, any)

       -X, --encoding=NAME
              use input encoding NAME

              set the name of the job

       --stdin=NAME
              set the name of the input file stdin

       --print-anyway*
              force binary printing

       -Z, --delegate*
              delegate files to another application

       --toc[=TEXT]
              generate a table of content

       When delegations are enabled, a2ps may use other  applica­
       tions to handle the processing of files that should not be
       printed as raw information,  e.g.,  HTML  PostScript,  PDF
       etc.

   Pretty-printing:
       -E, --pretty-print[=LANG]
              enable pretty-printing (set style to LANG)

       --highlight-level=LEVEL
              set  pretty  printing  highlight LEVEL LEVEL can be
              none, normal or heavy

       -g     alias for --highlight-level=heavy

       --strip-level=NUM
              level of comments stripping

   Output:
       -o, --output=FILE
              leave output to file FILE.  If FILE is  `-',  leave
              output to stdout.

       --version-control=WORD
              override the usual version control

       --suffix=SUFFIX
              override the usual backup suffix

       -P, --printer=NAME
              send output to printer NAME

       -d     send output to the default printer

   PostScript:
       --prologue=FILE
              include FILE.pro as PostScript prologue

              automatic PPD selection or set to KEY

       -n, --copies=NUM
              print NUM copies of each page

       -s, --sides=MODE
              set  the  duplex  MODE  (`1'  or  `simplex', `2' or
              `duplex', `tumble')

       -S, --setpagedevice=K[:V]
              pass a page device definition to output

       --statusdict=K[:[:]V]
              pass a statusdict definition to the output

       -k, --page-prefeed
              enable page prefeed

       -K, --no-page-prefeed
              disable page prefeed

       By default a2ps is tuned to do what you want to, so  trust
       it.   To  pretty  print the content of the `src' directory
       and a table of content, and send the result to the printer
       `lw',

              $ a2ps -P lw --toc src/*

       To  process  the  files  `sample.ps' and `sample.html' and
       display the result,

              $ a2ps -P display sample.ps sample.html

       To process a mailbox in 4 up,

              $ a2ps -=mail -4 mailbox

       To print as a booklet on the  default  printer,  which  is
       Duplex capable,

              $ a2ps -=book paper.dvi.gz -d

       News,      updates      and      documentation:      visit
       http://www.inf.enst.fr/~demaille/a2ps/.


AUTHOR

       Written by Akim Demaille, Miguel Santana.


REPORTING BUGS

       Report bugs to <bug-a2ps@gnu.org>.


COPYRIGHT

       Copyright © 1988-1993 Miguel Santana

       This is free software; see the source for  copying  condi­
       tions.  There is NO warranty; not even for MERCHANTABILITY
       or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.


SEE ALSO

       a2ps(1),   card(1),    fixps(1),    pdiff(1),    psset(1),
       texi2dvi4a2ps(1).

       The full documentation for a2ps is maintained as a Texinfo
       manual.  If  the  info  and  a2ps  programs  are  properly
       installed at your site, the command

              info a2ps

       should give you access to the complete manual.


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