NAME

splitif − Splits CDIF codes into page and number of print copy units

SYNOPSIS

splitif −e exec-prog [ −i cdif-file ]

DESCRIPTION

This command splits multi-page and multiple-copy print CDIF code into page units and passes data with specifications indicating divisions between print copies to the CDIF processing system.  It is used with CDIF processing systems which are not capable of printing more than one page at a time and makes it possible to show the number of pages and copies specified.  This command supports the following options. 

−i cdif-file
Specifies the input CDIF file. If no filename is specified it is assumed that standard input will be used.

−e exec-prog
Specifies the program to be executed for each page. To this program is passed as input one page’s worth of CDIF code at a time.

USAGE EXAMPLE

The contents of a CDIF print filter for printing in color on the NWP-549 (NEWS color printer) would be as follows.  /usr/sony/lib/splitif −e ’/usr/sony/bin/xwdif −m pseudo8 −R 300 −X 2360 −Y 2800
                          | /usr/sony/bin/xwdconv −mode pseudo4 −gamma printer
                              −xres 300 −yres 300
                          | /usr/sony/lib/lpf_sx549ymc’

NEWS-OSRelease 4.1C