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, creat
ing 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 centime
tres or inches, or the flag w or h to specify as a multi
ple 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 regardless of which order they appear on the command
line.
The -w option gives the width which is used by the w
dimension specifier, and the -h option gives the height
which is used by the h dimension specifier. These
ping path for each page. The -p option can be used as an
alternative, to set the paper size to a3, a4, a5, b5, let
ter, 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 omit
ted, 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),
srps(1), fixfmps(1), fixmacps(1), fixpsditps(1), fixp
spps(1), fixtpps(1), fixwfwps(1), fixwpps(1), fixwwps(1),
extractres(1), includeres(1)
TRADEMARKS
PostScript is a trademark of Adobe Systems Incorporated.
BUGS
Pstops does not accept all DSC comments.
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