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pdftops - Portable Document Format (PDF) to PostScript converter
(version 0.92)
pdftops [options] [PDF-file [PS-file]]
Pdftops converts Portable Document Format (PDF) files to PostScript so
they can be printed.
Pdftops reads the PDF file, PDF-file, and writes a
PostScript file, PS-file. If PS-file is not specified, pdftops converts file.pdf
to file.ps (or file.eps with the -eps option). If PS-file is '-', the PostScript
is sent to stdout.
- -f number
- Specifies the first page to print.
- -l number
- Specifies the last page to print.
- -paperw size
- Set the paper
width, in points.
- -paperh size
- Set the paper height, in points.
- -level1
- Generate Level 1 PostScript. The resulting PostScript files will be significantly
larger (if they contain images), but will print on Level 1 printers. This
also converts all images to black and white. The default behavior is to
generate Level 2 PostScript. In particular, Level 2 supports color images
and image compression.
- -level1sep
- Generate Level 1 separable PostScript.
All colors are converted to CMYK. Images are written with separate stream
data for the four components.
- -eps
- Generate an Encapsulated PostScript
(EPS) file. An EPS file contains a single image, so if you use this option
with a multi-page PDF file, you must use -f and -l to specify a single page.
- -opi
- Generate OPI comments for all images and forms which have OPI information.
(This option is only available if pdftops was compiled with OPI support.)
- -noemb
- By default, any Type 1 fonts which are embedded in the PDF file
are copied into the PostScript file. This option causes pdftops to substitute
base fonts instead. Embedded fonts make PostScript files larger, but may
be necessary for readable output.
- -form
- Generate a PostScript form which
can be imported by software that understands forms. Only one page is converted
(since forms cannot contain multiple pages) and the -l option is ignored.
The -level1 option cannot be used with -form.
- -upw password
- Specify the
user password for the PDF file.
- -q
- Don't print any messages or errors.
- -v
- Print copyright and version information.
- -h
- Print usage information. (-help
is equivalent.)
No support for TrueType and Type 3 fonts.
The pdftops software and documentation are copyright 1996-2000 Derek B.
Noonburg (derekn@foolabs.com).
xpdf(1)
, pdftotext(1)
, pdfinfo(1)
,
pdftopbm(1)
, pdfimages(1)
http://www.foolabs.com/xpdf/
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