PSTOPS(1) General Commands Manual PSTOPS(1)
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 ar-
ranging 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][H][V][@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 specifi-
cations 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, U, H
and V rotate the page left, right, or upside-down, and flip (mirror)
page horizontally or vertically. 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 applied to the PostScript trans-
formation matrix in that order regardless of which order they appear on
the command line. The matrix accumulates the individual transforma-
tions. The effect on the image is to first scale with respect to an
origin at the lower left corner, then rotate about the same origin, and
finally shift.
The -w option gives the width which is used by the w dimension speci-
fier, and the -h option gives the height which is used by the h dimen-
sion specifier. These dimensions are also used (after scaling) to set
the clipping path for each page. The -p option can be used as an al-
ternative, to set the paper size to a0, a1, a2, a3, a4, a5, b5, letter,
legal, tabloid, statement, executive, folio, quarto or 10x14. The de-
fault 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-ar-
rangements are being done.
The -d option draws a line around the border of each page, of the spec-
ified 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), fixps-
ditps(1), fixpspps(1), fixtpps(1), fixwfwps(1), fixwpps(1), fixwwps(1),
extractres(1), includeres(1), showchar(1)
TRADEMARKS
PostScript is a trademark of Adobe Systems Incorporated.
BUGS
Pstops does not accept all DSC comments.
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