psselect - select pages from a PostScript file


SYNOPSIS

       psselect [ -q ] [ -e ] [ -o ] [ -r ] [ -ppages ] [ pages ]
       [ infile [ outfile ] ]


DESCRIPTION

       Psselect selects pages from a PostScript document,  creat­
       ing  a  new  PostScript  file.  The  input PostScript file
       should follow the Adobe Document Structuring  Conventions.

       The  -e  option  selects  all of the even pages; it may be
       used in conjunction with the other page selection  options
       to select the even pages from a range of pages.

       The -o option selects all of the odd pages; it may be used
       in conjunction with the other page selection options.

       The -ppages option specifies the pages  which  are  to  be
       selected.  Pages is a comma separated list of page ranges,
       each of which may be a page number, or a page range of the
       form  first-last.  If  first is omitted, the first page is
       assumed, and if last is omitted, the last page is assumed.

       The prefix character `_' indicates that the page number is
       relative to the end of the document,  counting  backwards.
       If  just  this  character  with  no page number is used, a
       blank page will be inserted.

       The -r option causes psselect to output the selected pages
       in reverse order.

       Psselect  normally  prints  the  page numbers of the pages
       rearranged; the -q option suppresses this.

       If any of the -r, -e, or -o  options  are  specified,  the
       page  range  must be given with the -p option. This is for
       backwards compatibility with previous versions.


NOTES

       The page number given to psselect is  the  number  of  the
       page  counting from the start or end of the file, starting
       at one. The actual page number in the document may be dif­
       ferent.


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), fixdl­
       srps(1),     fixfmps(1),    fixmacps(1),    fixpsditps(1),

       fixwwps(1), extractres(1), includeres(1)


TRADEMARKS

       PostScript is a trademark of Adobe Systems Incorporated.


BUGS

       Psselect does not accept all DSC comments.


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