PSF(1) General Commands Manual PSF(1)
NAME
psf - PostScript filter
SYNOPSIS
psf [-p] [-olist] [-#N] [-r] [-mmessage] [-land] [-upside] [-2]
[-securityN[,message]] [-c] [-inputtrayN] [-outputtrayN] [-ips_ignore]
[-ips_fit] [-ips_error] [-noreport] [-sort[N]] [-duplex] [-noduplex]
[-tumble] [-selectstring] [-courierold] [-nondsc] [--] [file] ...
DESCRIPTION
Psf can be used to change the behavior of a PostScript program. It us-
es the Adobe structuring conventions to perform operations like page
selection, changing the page order, rotate pages, print multiple
copies, use the printers secondary paper input, and the printing of a
message across each page. The concatenated input files are assumed to
form one PostScript program conforming to the PS-Adobe-2.0 structuring
conventions. The output conforms to the same conventions. The -p op-
tion can be used to convert input files from text to PostScript before
any further processing takes place.
In all options with a variable part expressed by italics, except the
-sort option, that variable part need not be part of the option argu-
ment, but can be the next argument. For example: `psf -#1' and
`psf -# 1' have the same effect.
OPTIONS
-p This option is an exception in that the input files are treated
as printable text and sent to psprint(1) before any further pro-
cessing takes place.
-olist Select the pages mentioned in the list, which has the same for-
mat as is used in troff(1) utilities. List is a comma separated
list of page numbers (N) and ranges (N1-N2). The initial or
trailing number of a range can be left unspecified. Neither the
pages in the PostScript input, nor in the list need to be or-
dered.
Example: -o-4,9,11-13,15- will cause the pages 1, 2, 3, 4, 9,
11, 12, 13, 15 and 16 of a 16 page document to be present in the
output.
-#N Causes N copies of each page to be printed.
-r Reverse the page order.
-mmessage
Print the message diagonally across each page in point size 54
outline helvetica bold.
-land Print each page in landscape mode. I.e. rotated 90 degrees.
-upside
Print each page upside down. Assumes upright A4.
-2 Each page produced by the options and input files described
above is reduced by a factor √½. Each pair of consecutive pages
is then printed side by side on a single page.
-securityN[,message]
This option uses an Océ specific PostScript operator that can be
used allow printing of a document only if the printer receives
security code N at its console. If this code is not entered
within 30 seconds the document will not be printed. N must be a
number in the range 0 .. 99999999. The optional message will be
displayed on the Océ console while it is waiting for the code to
be entered. The default message is the user's login name.
-c Use the secondary paperfeed mechanism. This means manualfeed on
some machines and cassette on others.
-inputtrayN
Causes the input to be taken from inputtray N. The default in-
put tray of most printers is set up by the system administra-
tors. The -m may set the inputtray on some printers.
-outputtrayN
Causes the output to be placed in outputtray N. Most printers
have output tray 0 as their default.
-ips_ignore
Causes the printer to ignore any request for unavailable page
sizes. The printer or printer manager might warn when this fea-
ture is used. The results of using both this option and the
-inputtray option are undefined. This option can only be used
on printers with PostScript Level 2.
-ips_fit
Causes the printer to ignore any request for unavailable page
sizes and scale the page images such that they fit on the print-
ed pages. The page images from the input are centered on the
printed pages. The printer or printer manager might warn when
this feature is used. The results of using both this option and
the -inputtray option are undefined. This option can only be
used on printers with PostScript Level 2.
-ips_error
Causes the printer to produce an error for unavailable page
sizes and stop processing the rest of the job. This option can
only be used on printers with PostScript Level 2.
-noreport
Disables warning for unusual medium requests, like unavailable
page sizes. Can be used in combination with the ips options
above to avoid warning messages from the printer. This option
can only be used on printers with PostScript Level 2.
-sort[N]
This option is useful when multiple copies of one document are
produced. On printers with this capability it places each copy
in a separate output bin. The start output bin is the bin indi-
cated by the -outputtray option. The default start output bin
is 2. N indicates the maximum number of copies produced. The
default is the number of copies indicated by the -# option.
Blank space is not allowed between -sort and N.
-duplex
Causes the output to be printed in duplex mode. The default
binding is as if the resultant pages are to be bound together
with their leftmost edge. This is under the assumption that the
input consist of PostScript in the default orientation. The
-tumble option can be used for alternative binding.
-noduplex
Some printers have duplex mode as their default. This option
makes these printers produce a single page on each sheet of pa-
per.
-tumble
This option is only useful with the -duplex option. It causes
the `backside` pages to be flipped relative to the front side
pages.
-selectstring
The string is placed in the PostScript input. If the statusdict
dictionary exists in the PostScript interpreter, it will be
present on top of the dictionary stack during the execution of
string.
-courierold
A special feature that triggers use of Old Courier fonts on the
Océ 9145. It has no effect on other printers.
-nondsc
Assume that the input does not obey the Structure Conventions
and try to make the most of it. This is useful for output of
packages like WordPerfect that do not produce proper PostScript.
-- Indicates end of options. All following arguments are considered
to be input file names.
BUGS
Some options do not cooperate well when given on one command line. In
that case it might be wise to split the twp operations into two sepa-
rate passes over the file. For example: "psf -2 | psf -upside" instead
of "psf -2 -upside".
FILES
/usr/local/lib/ProcSets/pagemess.proc the ProcSet for -m
/usr/tmp/psf..N temporary files used for page
reversal.
SEE ALSO
psprint(1), lpr(1), devps(1)
local PSF(1)
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