epstopdf(1)

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NAME

6       epstopdf - convert an EPS file to PDF
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SYNOPSIS

9       epstopdf [options] epsfile
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DESCRIPTION

12       epstopdf transforms the Encapsulated PostScript file epsfile so that it
13       is guaranteed to start at the 0,0 coordinate, and it sets a  page  size
14       exactly  corresponding to the BoundingBox.  This means that when Ghost‐
15       script renders it, the result needs no cropping, and the  PDF  MediaBox
16       is correct.  The result is piped to Ghostscript and a PDF version writ‐
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19       If the bounding box is not right, of course, you have problems...
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OPTIONS

22       --outfile=file
23              write result to file instead of standard output.
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25       --[no]filter
26              read standard input   (default: --nofilter).
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28       --[no]gs
29              run ghostscript       (default: --gs).
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31       --[no]compress
32              use compression       (default: --compress).
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34       --[no]hires
35              scan HiresBoundingBox (default: --nohires).
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37       --[no]exact
38              scan ExactBoundingBox (default: --noexact).
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41              debug informations    (default: --nodebug).
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43       --help print usage
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EXAMPLE

46       Examples for producing "test.pdf":
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49       produce postscript | epstopdf --filter >test.pdf
50       produce postscript | epstopdf -f -d -o=test.pdf
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52       Example: look for HiresBoundingBox and produce corrected PostScript:
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BUGS

57       The only thing I have not allowed for is the  case  of  "%%BoundingBox:
58       (atend)", which is more complicated.
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AUTHOR

64       Sebastian Rahtz, for Elsevier Science.  Now with extra tricks from Hans
65       Hagen's texutil.
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69                               October 30, 1999                    EPSTOPDF(1)