1PS2PDF(1)                         Ghostscript                        PS2PDF(1)
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NAME

6       ps2pdf - Convert PostScript to PDF using ghostscript
7       ps2pdf12  - Convert PostScript to PDF 1.2 (Acrobat 3-and-later compati‐
8       ble) using ghostscript
9       ps2pdf13 - Convert PostScript to PDF 1.3 (Acrobat 4-and-later  compati‐
10       ble) using ghostscript
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SYNOPSIS

13       ps2pdf  [options...] {input.[e]ps|-} [output.pdf|-]
14       ps2pdf12  [options...] {input.[e]ps|-} [output.pdf|-]
15       ps2pdf13  [options...] {input.[e]ps|-} [output.pdf|-]
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DESCRIPTION

18       The  ps2pdf  scripts  are  work-alikes for nearly all the functionality
19       (but not the user interface) of Adobe's Acrobat(TM) Distiller(TM) prod‐
20       uct:  they  convert  PostScript files to Portable Document Format (PDF)
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23       If the output filename is not specified, the output is placed is a file
24       of  the same name with a '.pdf' extension. Either the input filename or
25       the output filename can be '-' to request reading from stdin or writing
26       to stdout, respectively, when used as a filter.
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28       The three scripts differ as follows:
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30       -      ps2pdf12 will always produce PDF 1.2 output (Acrobat 3-and-later
31              compatible).
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33       -      ps2pdf13 will always produce PDF 1.3 output (Acrobat 4-and-later
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36       -      ps2pdf  per se currently produces PDF 1.4 output.  However, this
37              may change in the future. If you care  about  the  compatibility
38              level of the output, use ps2pdf12 or ps2pdf13, or use the -dCom‐
39              patibility=1.x switch in the command line.
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41       There are some limitations in ps2pdf's conversion. See the  HTML  docu‐
42       mentation  for  more information. A large number of Adobe Distiller(TM)
43       parameters which can be used to control the conversion are  also  docu‐
44       mented  there,  including  instructions  for generating PDF/X and PDF/A
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OPTIONS

48       The ps2pdf scripts use the same options as gs(1).
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EXAMPLES

51       Converting a figure.ps to figure.pdf:
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53              ps2pdf figure.ps
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55       A conversion with more specifics:
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57              ps2pdf -dPDFSETTINGS=/prepress figure.ps proof.pdf
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59       Converting as part of a pipe:
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61              make_report.pl -t ps | ps2pdf -dCompatibility=1.3 - - | lpr
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SEE ALSO

64       gs(1), ps2pdfwr(1),
65       Ps2pdf.htm in the Ghostscript documentation
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BUGS

68       See   http://bugs.ghostscript.com/   and   the   Usenet   news    group
69       comp.lang.postscript.
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VERSION

72       This document was last revised for Ghostscript version 8.71.
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AUTHOR

75       Artifex  Software,  Inc.  are  the  primary maintainers of Ghostscript.
76       This manpage by George Ferguson.
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808.71                           10 February 2010                      PS2PDF(1)
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