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NAME

6       dosepsbin -- Extract PS/WMF/TIFF sections from DOS EPS binary files
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VERSION

9       2012-03-22 v1.2
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SYNOPSIS

12       The progam dosepsbin analyses an EPS file that is not a plain ASCII
13       PostScript file but given as DOS EPS binary file.
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15           dosepsbin [options] <input file>
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17       First it analyzes the input file, validates its header and summarizes
18       the available sections. Depending on the given options, the sections
19       are then written to files.
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21       Options:
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23           --eps-file <file>      Write PS section to <file>.
24           --wmf-file <file>      Write WMF section to <file>.
25           --tiff-file <file>      Write TIFF section to <file>.
26           --inputfile <file>     The name of the input file.
27           --verbose              Verbose output.
28           --quiet                Only errors and warnings are printed.
29           --help                 Brief help message.
30           --man                  Full documentation.
31           --version              Print version identification.
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33       The files for output must be different from the input file.
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DESCRIPTION

36       DOS EPS Binary File Format
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38       A Encapsulated PostScript (EPS) file can also given in a special binary
39       format to support the inclusion of a thumbnail. The file format starts
40       with a binary header that contains the positions of the possible sec‐
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43       * Postscript (PS)
44       * Windows Metafile Format (WMF)
45       * Tag Image File Format (TIFF)
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47       The PS section must be present and either the WMF file or the TIFF file
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OPTIONS

51       --eps-file=<file>
52           The PS section is written to <file>. The output file must be dif‐
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55       --wmf-file=<file>
56           The WMF section is written to <file> if present. The output file
57           must be different from the input file.
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59       --tiff-file=<file>
60           The TIFF section is written to <file> if present. The output file
61           must be different from the input file.
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63       --inputfile=<file>
64           The input file can also be given directly on the command line.  If
65           the file does not exist, then the file with extension `.eps' is
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68       --verbose
69           Verbose messages.
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71       --quiet
72           No messages are printed except for errors and warnings.
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74       --help
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77       --man
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80       --version
81           Print version identification and exit.
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EXAMPLES

84       The following command extracts the PS section from file test.eps and
85       stores the result in file test-ps.eps:
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87           dosepsbin --eps-file test-ps.eps test.eps
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AUTHOR

90       Heiko Oberdiek, email: heiko.oberdiek at googlemail.com
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93       Copyright 2011-2012 by Heiko Oberdiek.
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95       This library is free software; you may redistribute it and/or modify it
96       under the same terms as Perl itself (Perl Artistic License/GNU General
97       Public License, version 2).
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SEE ALSO

100       The DOS EPS binary file format is described in section "5.2 Windows
101       Metafile or TIFF":
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103           Adobe Developer Support,
104           Encapsulated PostScript File Format Specification,
105           Version 3.0,
106           1992-05-01,
107           http://partners.adobe.com/public/developer/en/ps/5002.EPSF_Spec.pdf
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HISTORY

110       2011/11/10 v1.0
111         * First version.
112       2011/12/05 v1.1
113         * Typo fixed in help text (thanks Peter Breitenlohner).
114       2012/03/22 v1.2
115         * Fix in validation test for offset of PS section.
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