A2PS(1)				      FSF			       A2PS(1)

NAME
       a2ps - format files for printing on a PostScript printer

SYNOPSIS
       a2ps [OPTION]... [FILE]...

DESCRIPTION
       Convert FILE(s) or standard input to PostScript.

       Mandatory  arguments  to	 long  options are mandatory for short options
       too.  Long options marked with * require a yes/no argument, correspond‐
       ing short options stand for `yes'.

   Tasks:
       --version
	      display version

       --help display this help

       --guess
	      report guessed types of FILES

       --which
	      report the full path of library files named FILES

       --glob report the full path of library files matching FILES

       --list=defaults
	      display default settings and parameters

       --list=TOPIC
	      detailed	list on TOPIC (delegations, encodings, features, vari‐
	      ables, media,  ppd,  printers,  prologues,  style-sheets,	 user-
	      options)

       After having performed the task, exit successfully.  Detailed lists may
       provide additional help on specific features.

   Global:
       -q, --quiet, --silent
	      be really quiet

       -v, --verbose[=LEVEL]
	      set verbosity on, or to LEVEL

       -=, --user-option=OPTION
	      use the user defined shortcut OPTION

       --debug
	      enable debugging features

       -D, --define=KEY[:VALUE]
	      unset variable KEY or set to VALUE

   Sheets:
       -M, --medium=NAME
	      use output medium NAME

	      The default behaviour is to use the locale category LC_PAPER  to
	      determine	 the  medium  to  use.	 Note that this information is
	      obtained from environment variables which may not be set	up  in
	      non-interactive environments (such as in a cron job).

       -r, --landscape
	      print in landscape mode

       -R, --portrait
	      print in portrait mode

       --columns=NUM
	      number of columns per sheet

       --rows=NUM
	      number of rows per sheet

       --major=DIRECTION
	      first fill (DIRECTION=) rows, or columns

       -1, -2, ..., -9
	      predefined font sizes and layouts for 1.. 9 virtuals

       -A, --file-align=MODE
	      align  separate files according to MODE (fill, rank page, sheet,
	      or a number)

       -j, --borders*
	      print borders around columns

       --margin[=NUM]
	      define an interior margin of size NUM

       The options -1.. -9 affect several primitive parameters to set up  pre‐
       defined layouts with 80 columns.	 Therefore the order matters: `-R -f40
       -2' is equivalent to `-2'.  To modify the layout, use `-2Rf40', or com‐
       pose primitive options (`--columns', `--font-size' etc.).

   Virtual pages:
       --line-numbers=NUM
	      precede each NUM lines with its line number

       -C     alias for --line-numbers=5

       -f, --font-size=SIZE
	      use font SIZE (float) for the body text

       -L, --lines-per-page=NUM
	      scale the font to print NUM lines per virtual

       -l, --chars-per-line=NUM
	      scale the font to print NUM columns per virtual

       -m, --catman
	      process FILE as a man page (same as -L66)

       -T, --tabsize=NUM
	      set tabulator size to NUM

       --non-printable-format=FMT specify how non-printable chars are printed

   Headings:
       -B, --no-header
	      no page headers at all

       -b, --header[=TEXT]
	      set page header

       -u, --underlay[=TEXT]
	      print TEXT under every page

       --center-title[=TEXT]
	      set page title to TITLE

       --left-title[=TEXT]
	      set left and right page title to TEXT

       --right-title[=TEXT]

       --left-footer[=TEXT]
	      set sheet footers to TEXT

       --footer[=TEXT]

       --right-footer[=TEXT]

       The TEXTs may use special escapes.

   Input:
       -a, --pages[=RANGE]
	      select the pages to print

       -c, --truncate-lines*
	      cut long lines

       -i, --interpret*
	      interpret tab, bs and ff chars

       --end-of-line=TYPE
	      specify the eol char (TYPE: r, n, nr, rn, any)

       -X, --encoding=NAME
	      use input encoding NAME

       -t, --title=NAME
	      set the name of the job

       --stdin=NAME
	      set the name of the input file stdin

       --print-anyway*
	      force binary printing

       -Z, --delegate*
	      delegate files to another application

       --toc[=TEXT]
	      generate a table of content

       When delegations are enabled, a2ps may use other applications to handle
       the processing of files that should not be printed as raw  information,
       e.g., HTML PostScript, PDF etc.

   Pretty-printing:
       -E, --pretty-print[=LANG]
	      enable pretty-printing (set style to LANG)

       --highlight-level=LEVEL
	      set pretty printing highlight LEVEL LEVEL can be none, normal or
	      heavy

       -g     alias for --highlight-level=heavy

       --strip-level=NUM
	      level of comments stripping

   Output:
       -o, --output=FILE
	      leave output to file FILE.  If FILE is `-', leave output to std‐
	      out.

       --version-control=WORD
	      override the usual version control

       --suffix=SUFFIX
	      override the usual backup suffix

       -P, --printer=NAME
	      send output to printer NAME

       -d     send output to the default printer

   PostScript:
       --prologue=FILE
	      include FILE.pro as PostScript prologue

       --ppd[=KEY]
	      automatic PPD selection or set to KEY

       -n, --copies=NUM
	      print NUM copies of each page

       -s, --sides=MODE
	      set  the	duplex	MODE (`1' or `simplex', `2' or `duplex', `tum‐
	      ble')

       -S, --setpagedevice=K[:V]
	      pass a page device definition to output

       --statusdict=K[:[:]V]
	      pass a statusdict definition to the output

       -k, --page-prefeed
	      enable page prefeed

       -K, --no-page-prefeed
	      disable page prefeed

       By default a2ps is tuned to do what you	want  to,  so  trust  it.   To
       pretty print the content of the `src' directory and a table of content,
       and send the result to the printer `lw',

	      $ a2ps -P lw --toc src/*

       To process the files `sample.ps'	 and  `sample.html'  and  display  the
       result,

	      $ a2ps -P display sample.ps sample.html

       To process a mailbox in 4 up,

	      $ a2ps -=mail -4 mailbox

       To print as a booklet on the default printer, which is Duplex capable,

	      $ a2ps -=book paper.dvi.gz -d

       News,	      updates	      and	  documentation:	 visit
       http://www.inf.enst.fr/~demaille/a2ps/.

AUTHOR
       Written by Akim Demaille, Miguel Santana.

REPORTING BUGS
       Report bugs to <bug-a2ps@gnu.org>.

COPYRIGHT
       Copyright © 1988-1993 Miguel Santana
       Copyright © 1995-2000 Akim Demaille, Miguel Santana
       This is free software; see the source for copying conditions.  There is
       NO  warranty;  not even for MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR
       PURPOSE.

SEE ALSO
       a2ps(1), card(1), fixps(1), pdiff(1), psset(1), texi2dvi4a2ps(1).

       The full documentation for a2ps is maintained as a Texinfo manual.   If
       the  info  and  a2ps  programs are properly installed at your site, the
       command

	      info a2ps

       should give you access to the complete manual.

GNU a2ps 4.13			 February 2000			       A2PS(1)

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