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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,  corresponding	 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, variables,  media,  ppd,  printers,  pro
	      logues, 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

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

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

       -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 virtu
	      als

       -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 predefined layouts with 80 columns.  Therefore  the
       order  matters:	`-R  -f40  -2' is equivalent to `-2'.  To
       modify the layout,  use	`-2Rf40',  or  compose	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

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       -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

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       -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	 applica
       tions 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 stdout.

       --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

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       --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', `tumble')

       -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

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       Copyright  1995-2000 Akim Demaille, Miguel Santana
       This is free software; see the source for  copying  condi
       tions.  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.

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