1FBGS(1)     PostScript/pdf viewer for the linux framebuffer console    FBGS(1)
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NAME

6       fbgs  - Poor man's PostScript/pdf viewer for the linux framebuffer con‐
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SYNOPSIS

10       fbgs  [-l|-xl|-xxl|-r  n]   [-c]   [-b]   [-p password]   [--fp number]
11       [--lp number] [fbi options] file
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DESCRIPTION

14       Fbgs is a simple wrapper script which takes a PostScript (PS) or Porta‐
15       ble Document Format (PDF) file as input, renders the pages using  gs(1)
16       -  GhostScript - into a temporary directory and finally calls fbi(1) to
17       display them.
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OPTIONS

20       Fbgs understands all fbi(1) options (they are passed through),  except:
21       store, list, text, (no)comments, e, (no)edit, (no)backup, (no)preserve,
22       (no)readahead, cachemem, blend.
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24       Additionally you can specify:
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26       -h, --help
27              Print usage info (overwrites fbi option).
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29       -b, --bell
30              Emit a beep when the document is ready.
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32       -c, --color
33              To render the pages in color (default is N&B).
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35       -l     To get the pages rendered with 100 dpi (default is 75).
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37       -xl    To get the pages rendered with 120 dpi.
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39       -xxl   To get the pages rendered with 150 dpi.
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41       -r n, --resolution n
42              To get the pages rendered with n dpi (overwrites fbi option).
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44       -fp number, --firstpage number
45              Begins interpreting on the designated page of the document.
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47       -lp number, --lastpage number
48              Stops interpreting after the designated page of the document.
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50       -p password, --password password
51              You can use this option if your PDF file requires a password.
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SEE ALSO

54       fbi(1), gs(1)
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AUTHOR

57       Gerd Hoffmann <gerd@kraxel.org>
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60       Copyright (c) 1999-2012 Gerd Hoffmann <gerd@kraxel.org>
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62       This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it
63       under  the  terms of the GNU General Public License as published by the
64       Free Software Foundation; either version 2 of the License, or (at  your
65       option) any later version.
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67       This  program  is  distributed  in the hope that it will be useful, but
68       WITHOUT ANY  WARRANTY;  without  even  the  implied  warranty  of  MER‐
69       CHANTABILITY  or  FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the GNU General
70       Public License for more details.
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72       You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License along
73       with this program; if not, write to the Free Software Foundation, Inc.,
74       675 Mass Ave, Cambridge, MA 02139, USA.
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78FBGS 2.09                 (c) 1999-2012 Gerd Hoffmann                  FBGS(1)
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