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NAME
pstops - shuffle pages in a PostScript file
SYNOPSIS
pstops [ -q ] [ -b ] [ -wwidth ] [ -hheight ] [ -ppaper ] [
-dlwidth ] pagespecs [ infile [ outfile ] ]
DESCRIPTION
Pstops rearranges pages from a PostScript document, creating
a new PostScript file. The input PostScript file should
follow the Adobe Document Structuring Conventions. Pstops
can be used to perform a large number of arbitrary re-
arrangements of Documents, including arranging for printing
2-up, 4-up, booklets, reversing, selecting front or back
sides of documents, scaling, etc.
pagespecs follow the syntax:
pagespecs = [modulo:]specs
specs = spec[+specs][,specs]
spec = [-]pageno[L][R][U][@scale][(xoff,yoff)]
modulo is the number of pages in each block. The value of
modulo should be greater than 0; the default value is 1.
specs are the page specifications for the pages in each
block. The value of the pageno in each spec should be
between 0 (for the first page in the block) and modulo-1
(for the last page in each block) inclusive. The optional
dimensions xoff and yoff shift the page by the specified
amount. xoff and yoff are in PostScript's points, but may
be followed by the units cm or in to convert to centimetres
or inches, or the flag w or h to specify as a multiple of
the width or height. The optional parameters L, R, and U
rotate the page left, right, or upside-down. The optional
scale parameter scales the page by the fraction specified.
If the optional minus sign is specified, the page is
relative to the end of the document, instead of the start.
If page specs are separated by + the pages will be merged
into one page; if they are separated by , they will be on
separate pages. If there is only one page specification,
with pageno zero, the pageno may be omitted.
The shift, rotation, and scaling are performed in that order
regardless of which order they appear on the command line.
The -w option gives the width which is used by the w
dimension specifier, and the -h option gives the height
which is used by the h dimension specifier. These dimensions
are also used (after scaling) to set the clipping path for
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each page. The -p option can be used as an alternative, to
set the paper size to a3, a4, a5, b5, letter, legal, or
10x14. The default paper size is a4.
The -b option prevents any bind operators in the PostScript
prolog from binding. This may be needed in cases where
complex multi-page re-arrangements are being done.
The -d option draws a line around the border of each page,
of the specified width. If the lwidth parameter is omitted,
a default linewidth of 1 point is assumed. The linewidth is
relative to the original page dimensions, i.e. it is scaled
up or down with the rest of the page.
Pstops normally prints the page numbers of the pages re-
arranged; the -q option suppresses this.
EXAMPLES
This section contains some sample re-arrangements. To put
two pages on one sheet (of A4 paper), the pagespec to use
is:
2:0L@.7(21cm,0)+1L@.7(21cm,14.85cm)
To select all of the odd pages in reverse order, use:
2:-0
To re-arrange pages for printing 2-up booklets, use
4:-3L@.7(21cm,0)+0L@.7(21cm,14.85cm)
for the front sides, and
4:1L@.7(21cm,0)+-2L@.7(21cm,14.85cm)
for the reverse sides (or join them with a comma for duplex
printing).
AUTHOR
Copyright (C) Angus J. C. Duggan 1991-1995
SEE ALSO
psbook(1), psselect(1), pstops(1), epsffit(1), psnup(1),
psresize(1), psmerge(1), fixscribeps(1), getafm(1),
fixdlsrps(1), fixfmps(1), fixmacps(1), fixpsditps(1),
fixpspps(1), fixtpps(1), fixwfwps(1), fixwpps(1),
fixwwps(1), extractres(1), includeres(1)
TRADEMARKS
PostScript is a trademark of Adobe Systems Incorporated.
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BUGS
Pstops does not accept all DSC comments.
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