1PSTOPS(1) General Commands Manual PSTOPS(1)
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6 pstops - shuffle pages in a PostScript file
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9 pstops [-q] [-b] [-wwidth] [-hheight] [-ppaper] [-d[lwidth]] pagespecs
10 [infile [outfile]]
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13 Pstops rearranges pages from a PostScript document, creating a new
14 PostScript file. The input PostScript file should follow the Adobe
15 Document Structuring Conventions. Pstops can be used to perform a
16 large number of arbitrary re-arrangements of Documents, including
17 arranging for printing 2-up, 4-up, booklets, reversing, selecting front
18 or back sides of documents, scaling, etc.
19 pagespecs follow the syntax:
21 pagespecs = [modulo:]specs
23 specs = spec[+specs|,specs]
25 spec = [-]pageno[L|R|U][H|V][@scale][(xoff,yoff)]
27 modulo is the number of pages in each block. The value of modulo should
29 be greater than 0; the default value is 1. specs are the page specifi‐
30 cations for the pages in each block. The value of the pageno in each
31 spec should be between 0 (for the first page in the block) and modulo-1
32 (for the last page in each block) inclusive. The optional dimensions
33 xoff and yoff shift the page by the specified amount. xoff and yoff
34 are in PostScript's points, but may be followed by the units cm or in
35 to convert to centimetres or inches, or the flag w or h to specify as a
36 multiple of the width or height. The optional parameters L, R, R, R,
37 and V rotate the page left, right, or upside-down, and flip (mirror)
38 page horizontally or vertically. The optional scale parameter scales
39 the page by the fraction specified. If the optional minus sign is
40 specified, the page is relative to the end of the document, instead of
41 the start.
42 If page specs are separated by + the pages will be merged into one
44 page; if they are separated by , they will be on separate pages. If
45 there is only one page specification, with pageno zero, the pageno may
46 be omitted.
47 The shift, rotation, and scaling are applied to the PostScript trans‐
49 formation matrix in that order regardless of which order they appear on
50 the command line. The matrix accumulates the individual transforma‐
51 tions. The effect on the image is to first scale with respect to an
52 origin at the lower left corner, then rotate about the same origin, and
53 finally shift.
54 The -w option gives the width which is used by the w dimension speci‐
56 fier, and the -h option gives the height which is used by the h dimen‐
57 sion specifier. These dimensions are also used (after scaling) to set
58 the clipping path for each page. The -p option can be used as an
59 alternative, to set the paper size. See paper(1).
60 The -b option prevents any bind operators in the PostScript prolog from
62 binding. This may be needed in cases where complex multi-page re-
63 arrangements are being done.
64 The option draws a line around the border of each page, of the speci‐
66 fied width. If the lwidth parameter is omitted, a default linewidth of
67 1 point is assumed. The linewidth is relative to the original page
68 dimensions, i.e., it is scaled up or down with the rest of the page.
69 Pstops normally prints the page numbers of the pages re-arranged; the
71 -q option suppresses this.
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74 This section contains some sample re-arrangements. To put two pages on
75 one sheet (of A4 paper), the pagespec to use is:
76 "2:0L@.7(21cm,0)+1L@.7(21cm,14.85cm)"
78 To select all of the odd pages in reverse order, use:
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82 To re-arrange pages for printing 2-up booklets, use
84 "4:-3L@.7(21cm,0)+0L@.7(21cm,14.85cm)"
86 for the front sides, and
88 "4:1L@.7(21cm,0)+-2L@.7(21cm,14.85cm)"
90 for the reverse sides (or join them with a comma for duplex printing).
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94 Written by Angus J. C. Duggan.
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100 PostScript is a trademark of Adobe Systems Incorporated.
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103 Pstops does not accept all DSC comments.
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