User Commands postprint(1)
NAME
postprint - PostScript translator for text files
SYNOPSIS
postprint [-c num] [-f name] [-l num] [-m num] [-n num]
[-o list] [-p mode] [-r num] [-s num] [-t num]
[-x num] [-y num] [file]...
/usr/lib/lp/postscript/postprint
DESCRIPTION
The postprint filter translates text files into PostScript
and writes the results on the standard output. If no files
are specified, or if - is one of the input files, the stan-
dard input is read.
OPTIONS
-c num Print num copies of each page. By default, only
one copy is printed.
-f name Print files using font name. Any PostScript font
can be used, although the best results will be
obtained only with constant width fonts. The
default font is Courier.
-l num Set the length of a page to num lines. By
default, num is 66. Setting num to 0 is allowed,
and will cause postprint to guess a value, based
on the point size that's being used.
-m num Magnify each logical page by the factor num.
Pages are scaled uniformly about the origin,
which is located near the upper left corner of
each page. The default magnification is 1.0.
-n num Print num logical pages on each piece of paper,
where num can be any positive integer. By
default, num is set to 1.
-o list Print pages whose numbers are given in the
comma-separated list. The list contains single
numbers N and ranges N1 - N2. A missing N1 means
the lowest numbered page, a missing N2 means the
highest. The page range is an expression of logi-
cal pages rather than physical sheets of paper.
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For example, if you are printing two logical
pages to a sheet, and you specified a range of
4, then two sheets of paper would print, contain-
ing four page layouts. If you specified a page
range of 3-4, when requesting two logical pages
to a sheet; then only page 3 and page 4 layouts
would print, and they would appear on one physi-
cal sheet of paper.
-p mode Print files in either portrait or landscape mode.
Only the first character of mode is significant.
The default mode is portrait.
-r num Selects carriage return behavior. Carriage
returns are ignored if num is 0, cause a return
to column 1 if num is 1, and generate a newline
if num is 2. The default num is 0.
-s num Print files using point size num. When printing
in landscape mode num is scaled by a factor that
depends on the imaging area of the device. The
default size for portrait mode is 10. Note that
increasing point size increases virtual image
size, so you either need to load larger paper, or
use the -l0 option to scale the number of lines
per page.
-t num Assume tabs are set every num columns, starting
with the first column. By default, tabs are set
every 8 columns.
-x num Translate the origin num inches along the posi-
tive x axis. The default coordinate system has
the origin fixed near the upper left corner of
the page, with positive x to the right and posi-
tive y down the page. Positive num moves every-
thing to the right. The default offset is 0.25
inches.
-y num Translate the origin num inches along the posi-
tive y axis. Positive num moves text up the page.
The default offset is -0.25 inches.
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A new logical page is started after 66 lines have been
printed on the current page, or whenever an ASCI form feed
character is read. The number of lines per page can be
changed using the -l option. Unprintable ASCI characters
are ignored, and lines that are too long are silently trun-
cated by the printer.
EXAMPLES
Example 1 Examples of postprint.
To print file1 and file2 in landscape mode, issue the
following command:
example% postprint -pland file1 file2
To print three logical pages on each physical page in por-
trait mode:
example% postprint -n3 file
EXIT STATUS
The following exit values are returned:
0 Successful completion.
non-zero An error occurred.
FILES
/usr/lib/lp/postscript/forms.ps
/usr/lib/lp/postscript/ps.requests
ATRIBUTES
See attributes(5) for descriptions of the following attri-
butes:
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ATRIBUTE TYPE ATRIBUTE VALUE
Availability SUNWpsf
SEE ALSO
download(1), dpost(1), postdaisy(1), postdmd(1), postio(1),
postmd(1), postreverse(1), posttek(1), attributes(5)
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