1PAPS(1)                     General Commands Manual                    PAPS(1)
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NAME

6       paps - UTF-8 to PostScript converter using Pango
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SYNOPSIS

9       paps [options] files...
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DESCRIPTION

12       paps  reads  a  UTF-8  encoded file and generates a PostScript language
13       rendering of the file. The rendering is done by creating outline curves
14       through the pango ft2 backend.
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OPTIONS

17       These  programs  follow  the  usual  GNU command line syntax, with long
18       options starting with two  dashes  (`-').   A  summary  of  options  is
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21       --landscape
22              Landscape output. Default is portrait.
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24       --columns=cl
25              Number of columns output. Default is 1.
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27       --font=desc
28              Set the font description. Default is Monospace 12.
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30       --rtl  Do rtl layout.
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32       --paper ps
33              Choose  paper  size.  Known  paper  sizes are legal, letter, a4.
34              Default is A4.
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36       --bottom-margin=bm
37              Set bottom margin in postscript points (1/72 inch).  Default  is
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49       --help Show summary of options.
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60       --lpi  Set the lines per inch. This determines the line spacing.
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62       --cpi  Set  the  characters  per inch. This is an alternative method of
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66              Indicates that characters should be stretched in the y-direction
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AUTHOR

71       paps was written by Dov Grobgeld <dov.grobgeld@gmail.com>.
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73       This manual page was written by Lior  Kaplan  <kaplan@debian.org>,  for
74       the Debian project (but may be used by others).
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78                                April  17, 2006                        PAPS(1)