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6 ps2pdf - Convert PostScript to PDF using ghostscript
7 ps2pdf12 - Convert PostScript to PDF 1.2 (Acrobat 3-and-later compati‐
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9 ps2pdf13 - Convert PostScript to PDF 1.3 (Acrobat 4-and-later compati‐
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11 ps2pdf14 - Convert PostScript to PDF 1.4 (Acrobat 5-and-later compati‐
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15 ps2pdf [options...] {input.[e]ps|-} [output.pdf|-]
16 ps2pdf12 [options...] {input.[e]ps|-} [output.pdf|-]
17 ps2pdf13 [options...] {input.[e]ps|-} [output.pdf|-]
18 ps2pdf14 [options...] {input.[e]ps|-} [output.pdf|-]
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21 The ps2pdf scripts are work-alikes for nearly all the functionality
22 (but not the user interface) of Adobe's Acrobat(TM) Distiller(TM) prod‐
23 uct: they convert PostScript files to Portable Document Format (PDF)
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26 If the output filename is not specified, the output is placed in a file
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34 - ps2pdf12 will always produce PDF 1.2 output (Acrobat 3-and-later
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37 - ps2pdf13 will always produce PDF 1.3 output (Acrobat 4-and-later
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40 - ps2pdf14 will always produce PDF 1.4 output (Acrobat 5-and-later
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43 - ps2pdf per se currently produces PDF 1.4 output. However, this
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45 level of the output, use ps2pdf12, ps2pdf13 or ps2pdf14, or use
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48 There are some limitations in ps2pdf's conversion. See the HTML docu‐
49 mentation for more information. A large number of Adobe Distiller(TM)
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64 ps2pdf -dPDFSETTINGS=/prepress figure.ps proof.pdf
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68 make_report.pl -t ps | ps2pdf -dCompatibilityLevel=1.3 - - | lpr
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75 See http://bugs.ghostscript.com/ and the Usenet news group
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79 This document was last revised for Ghostscript version 9.26.
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82 Artifex Software, Inc. are the primary maintainers of Ghostscript.
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