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PSTOPS(1) Unix Programmer's Manual 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
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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 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,,, or 10x14... The default paper
size is a4...
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
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for the reverse sides (or join them with a comma for duplex
printing).
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), fixmacps(1), fixpsditps(1),
fixpspps(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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