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       The three scripts differ as follows:
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25       -      ps2pdf12 will always produce PDF 1.2 output (Acrobat 3-and-later
26              compatible).
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28       -      ps2pdf13 will always produce PDF 1.3 output (Acrobat 4-and-later
29              compatible).
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31       -      ps2pdf per se currently produces PDF 1.2 output (Acrobat  3-and-
32              later  compatible).  However,  this may change in the future. If
33              you care about  the  compatibility  level  of  the  output,  use
34              ps2pdf12  or  ps2pdf13, or use the -dCompatibility=1.x switch in
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37       There are some limitations in ps2pdf's conversion. See the  HTML  docu‐
38       mentation for more information.
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SEE ALSO

41       gs(1), ps2pdfwr(1),
42       Ps2pdf.htm in the Ghostscript documentation
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VERSION

45       This document was last revised for Ghostscript version 8.15.
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AUTHOR

48       artofcode  LLC and Artifex Software, bug-gs at ghostscript.com, are the
49       primary maintainers of Ghostscript.  This manpage by George Ferguson.
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