postprint(1)            UNIX System V(LP Print Service)            postprint(1)


NAME
      postprint - PostScript translator for text files

SYNOPSIS
      /usr/lib/lp/postscript/postprint [options] [files]

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.  The following
      options are understood:

      -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.

      -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.

      -t num    Assume tabs are set every num columns, starting with the first
                column.  By default, tabs are set every 8 columns.





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      -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 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.  Unprintable
      ASCII characters are ignored, and lines that are too long are silently
      truncated by the printer.

EXAMPLES
      To print file1 and file2 in landscape mode, issue the following command:

            postprint -pland file1 file2

      To print three logical pages on each physical page in portrait mode:

            postprint -n3 file

DIAGNOSTICS
      An exit status of 0 is returned if files were successfully processed.

FILES
      /usr/lib/lp/postscript/postprint.ps
      /usr/lib/lp/postscript/forms.ps
      /usr/lib/lp/postscript/ps.requests

SEE ALSO
      download(1), dpost(1), postdaisy(1), postdmd(1), postio(1), postmd(1),
      postreverse(1), posttek(1)


















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