postprint(1) User Commands postprint(1)NAMEpostprint - PostScript translator for text files
SYNOPSISpostprint [-c num] [-f name] [-l num] [-m num] [-n num]
[-o list] [-p mode] [-r num] [-s num] [-t num]
[-x num] [-y num] [file]...
/usr/lib/lp/postscript/postprint
DESCRIPTION
The postprint filter translates text files into PostScript and writes
the results on the standard output. If no files are specified, or if −
is one of the input files, the standard input is read.
OPTIONS-c num Print num copies of each page. By default, only one copy is
printed.
-f name Print files using font name. Any PostScript font can be
used, although the best results will be obtained only with
constant width fonts. The default font is Courier.
-l num Set the length of a page to num lines. By default, num is
66. Setting num to 0 is allowed, and will cause postprint
to guess a value, based on the point size that's being used.
-m num Magnify each logical page by the factor num. Pages are
scaled uniformly about the origin, which is located near the
upper left corner of each page. The default magnification is
1.0.
-n num Print num logical pages on each piece of paper, where num
can be any positive integer. By default, num is set to 1.
-o list Print pages whose numbers are given in the comma-separated
list. The list contains single numbers N and ranges N1 − N2.
A missing N1 means the lowest numbered page, a missing N2
means the highest. The page range is an expression of logi‐
cal pages rather than physical sheets of paper. For exam‐
ple, if you are printing two logical pages to a sheet, and
you specified a range of 4, then two sheets of paper would
print, containing four page layouts. If you specified a
page range of 3-4, when requesting two logical pages to a
sheet; then only page 3 and page 4 layouts would print, and
they would appear on one physical sheet of paper.
-p mode Print files in either portrait or landscape mode. Only the
first character of mode is significant. The default mode is
portrait.
-r num Selects carriage return behavior. Carriage returns are
ignored if num is 0, cause a return to column 1 if num is
1, and generate a newline if num is 2. The default num is
0.
-s num Print files using point size num. When printing in landscape
mode num is scaled by a factor that depends on the imaging
area of the device. The default size for portrait mode is
10. Note that increasing point size increases virtual image
size, so you either need to load larger paper, or use the
−l0 option to scale the number of lines per page.
-t num Assume tabs are set every num columns, starting with the
first column. By default, tabs are set every 8 columns.
-x num Translate the origin num inches along the positive x axis.
The default coordinate system has the origin fixed near the
upper left corner of the page, with positive x to the right
and positive y down the page. Positive num moves everything
to the right. The default offset is 0.25 inches.
-y num Translate the origin num inches along the positive y axis.
Positive num moves text up the page. The default offset is
−0.25 inches.
A new logical page is started after 66 lines have been printed on the
current page, or whenever an ASCII form feed character is read. The
number of lines per page can be changed using the -l option. Unprint‐
able ASCII characters are ignored, and lines that are too long are
silently truncated by the printer.
EXAMPLES
Example 1 Examples of postprint.
To print file1 and file2 in landscape mode, issue the following com‐
mand:
example% postprint-pland file1 file2
To print three logical pages on each physical page in portrait mode:
example% postprint-n3 file
EXIT STATUS
The following exit values are returned:
0 Successful completion.
non-zero An error occurred.
FILES
/usr/lib/lp/postscript/forms.ps
/usr/lib/lp/postscript/ps.requests
ATTRIBUTES
See attributes(5) for descriptions of the following attributes:
┌─────────────────────────────┬─────────────────────────────────────┐
│ ATTRIBUTE TYPE │ ATTRIBUTE VALUE │
├─────────────────────────────┼─────────────────────────────────────┤
│Availability │print/lp/filter/postscript-lp-filter │
└─────────────────────────────┴─────────────────────────────────────┘
SEE ALSOdownload(1), dpost(1), postdaisy(1), postdmd(1), postio(1), postmd(1),
postreverse(1), posttek(1), attributes(5)SunOS 5.11 9 Sep 1996 postprint(1)
