prn2ps(1) PostScript Conversion Utility

PURPOSE

prn2ps converts Windows PostScript to Unix PostScript. The input to this program is typically generated by printing to a PostScript printer connected to the FILE: logical device. The output can be converted to Encapsulated PostScript using GhostScript's p2epsi program.

USAGE

 usage  : prn2ps [-h[help]] [-o[out_ext]]
         [-l[log_ext]] [-O[out_dir]] prn_file ...
purpose: convert Windows PostScript to Unix PostScript
version: 2.000    (SDF 2.001)

The options are: 

 Option       Description
 -h           display help on options
 -o           output file extension
 -l           log file extension
 -O           output to input file's (or explicit) directory

DESCRIPTION

The -h option provides help. If it is specified without a parameter, a brief description of each option is displayed. To display the attributes for an option, specify the option letter as a parameter.

By default, generated output goes to standard output. To direct output to a file per input file, use the -o option to specify an extension for output files. If the -o option is specified without a parameter, an extension of out is assumed.

Likewise, error messages go to standard error by default. Use the -l option to create a log file per input file. If the -l option is specified without a parameter, an extension of log is assumed.

By default, generated output and log files are created in the current directory. Use the -O option to specify an explicit output directory. If the -O option is specified without a parameter, the input file's directory is used.

For each input file, the output is generated by:

  • deleting the PageSize information
  • deleting the control-D at the end of the file.

EXAMPLES

To generate an Encapsulated PostScript file from Windows PostScript: 

  prn2ps -ops myfig.prn
  ps2epsi myfig.ps

LIMITATIONS AND FUTURE DIRECTIONS

If ps2epsi doesn't like the output, you may need to use another printer driver to generate the input. On Windows NT 4.0, the Canon PS-IPU Color Laser Copier v52.3 driver works most of the time.

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