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-MPAGE  
-!!!MPAGE  
+<verbatim>  
 NAME 
+ mpage - print multiple pages per sheet on PostScript printer  
+  
 SYNOPSIS 
+ mpage [-1248aAcEfHloOrRStuUvVxX] [-b papersize] [-B[num[lrtb]]*] [-C  
+ [encoding]] [-da|p] [-D dateformat] [-F fontname] [-h header]  
+ [-j first[-last][%interval]] [-J startpageno] [-L lines]  
+ [-m[num[lrtb]]*] [-M[num[lrtb]]*] [-p[prprog]] [-P[printer]] [-s tab-  
+ stop] [-W width] [-z printcmd] [-Z printcmd_args] [file...]]  
+  
 DESCRIPTION 
-ENVIRONMENT  
-FILES  
-BUGS  
-VERSION  
-AUTHORS  
-----  
-!!NAME  
+ mpage reads plain text files or PostScript documents and prints them on  
+ a PostScript printer with the text reduced in size so that several  
+ pages appear on one sheet of paper. This is useful for viewing large  
+ printouts on a small amount of paper. It uses ISO 8859.1 to print  
+ 8 -bit characters.  
  
+ The following options are recognized (note that arguments to options  
+ may be separated from the option by spaces, except for -B, -m, -M, -p  
+ and -P): Also when mpage encounters -- as option it will stop parsing  
+ arguments and the remaining arguments are interpreted as filenames.  
  
-mpage - print multiple pages per sheet on !PostScript printer  
-!!SYNOPSIS  
+ -1 Print 1 normal page per sheet (included for symmetry).  
  
+ -2 Print 2 normal pages per sheet.  
  
-__mpage__ [[__ -1248aAcEfHloOrRStUvxX__] [[__-b__  
-''papersize''] [[__-B__[[''num''[[__lrtb__]*]  
-[[__-C__ [[''encoding'']]  
-[[__-da__''|''__p__'']'' [[__-D__  
-''dateformat''] [[__-F__ ''fontname''] [[__-h__  
-''header''] [[__-j__  
-''first''[[''-last''][[%''interval'']] [[__-L__  
-''lines''] [[__-m__[[''num''[[__lrtb__]*]  
-[[__-M__[[''num''[[__lrtb__]*]  
-[[__-p__[[''prprog'']] [[__-P__[[''printer'']]  
-[[__-s__ ''tabstop''] [[__-W__ ''width'']  
-[[__-z__ ''printcmd''] [[__-Z__ ''printcmd_args'']  
-[[''file''.. .]]  
-!!DESCRIPTION  
+ -4 Print 4 normal pages per sheet (default)
  
+ -8 Print 8 normal pages per sheet.  
  
-''mpage'' reads plain text files or !PostScript documents  
-and prints them on a !PostScript printer with the text  
-reduced in size so that several pages appear on one sheet of  
-paper . This is useful for viewing large printouts on a small  
-amount of paper. It uses ISO 8859.1 to print 8-bit  
-characters
+ - a Toggle layout of the pages on the sheet so that successively  
+ numbered pages run down the sheet, as opposed to left to right .  
+ (default updown)
  
+ -A This option is deprecated, see -b. Prepare output for A4 sized  
+ paper. For default see 'mpage -x'.  
  
-The following options are recognized (note that arguments to  
-options may be separated from the option by spaces , except  
-for __ -B__ , __ -m__, __-M__, __-p__ and  
-__ -P__)
+ -bpapertype  
+ Prepare output for selected paper type. Papersize can be A3 for  
+ European A3 , A4 for European A4, Letter for US Letter or Legal  
+ for Legal sized paper. For default see 'mpage -x'. To see the  
+ list of currently available types , just give the 'mpage -bl' or  
+ 'mpage -b?' command (Note : mpage exits after finding such option  
+ use.)  
  
+ -B[<num>[lrtb]*]  
+ Setup a box around a particular part of your page. Specify text  
+ box margins and line thickness. The default is 0 columns  
+ (lines) for both left and right (top and bottom) margins and 0  
+ line thickness. Specifying -B solely toggles printing of the  
+ box. l, r, t or b set the left, right, top or bottom margin  
+ respectively to <num> columns (lines). Not specifying any of  
+ the sides, will set the line thickness when <num> is given. For  
+ example -B1 sets the line thickness to 1. Sides with negative  
+ margins will not print.  
  
-__ -1__  
+ -c Toggle concatenation off pages from different files on single  
+ sheets (default off).  
  
+ -C[encodingfile]  
+ Specify the character encoding file. The file should be in the  
+ mpage library directory (/usr/share/mpage). Mpage has an inter-  
+ nal default encoding based on Latin-1 or IBM codepage 850.  
+ Depending on compile time option this encoding definition is on  
+ or not. Not specifying an encodingfile will toggle the usage of  
+ the internal encoding.  
  
-Print 1 normal page per sheet (included for  
-symmetry ). 
+ -da|p Force input to be taken as ascii (a ) or postscript (p) text.  
+ This way you can print your postscript code as text, or print  
+ postscript code that mpage does not recognise. When using -dp,  
+ make sure that the the postscript code contains %Page page sepa-  
+ rators or else things will probably look odd
  
+ -Ddateformat  
+</verbatim>  
+<pre>  
+ Set the date format as in [strftime(3)] to be used in date/time  
+ representations (e.g. in headers). (Note: to be useful you  
+ probably need the -H option.)  
+</pre>  
+<verbatim>  
  
-__ -2__  
+ -e Print 2 normal pages per sheet in duplex mode. Every first and  
+ fourth page or on one side and every second and third on the  
+ other side. This is more or less a combination of the -O and -E  
+ option but then in one pass.  
  
+ -E Print 2 normal pages per sheet. However, this option will print  
+ every second and third page of every set of four pages. This  
+ option will ignore -a and -l. See also the -O option. Using  
+ these options double sided prints can be created without a  
+ duplex printer.  
  
-Print 2 normal pages per sheet
+ -f Toggles folding lines longer than page width (default off)
  
+ -Ffontname  
+ Specify font. (default Courier). Check your printer for sup-  
+ ported fonts. Note: this has almost nothing to do with the fonts  
+ used for your X-windows/KDE/Gnome environment.  
  
-__ -4__  
+ -hheader  
+ This is used only when the -p or -H switch is used and is passed  
+ as the "-h header" option to pr(1) or as the header for -H.  
  
+ -H Create header line for each logical page separated from page  
+ text by a horizontal line. Unless -h is given, the header con-  
+ sist of last file modification time, filename and page number,  
+ all in bold and slightly larger font. This option only applies  
+ to non-postscript files.  
  
-Print 4 normal pages per sheet  
-''(default)''
+ -Iindent  
+ Indent text by indent characters
  
+ -jfirst[-last][%interval]  
+ Print just the selected sheets, specified by a number, starting  
+ at 1. Here last defaults to the end of data, interval to 1.  
+ Several -j options can be given (upto MAXJARGS, default 100) to  
+ create a complex selection of pages. Thus -j1-10 selects the  
+ first 10 sheets, while -j 1%2 prints just the odd-numbered  
+ sheets and -j 2%2 prints just the even ones.  
  
-__ -8__  
+ You can do double -sided printing, in two passes, as follows. If  
+ you use 3-hole punched paper, put it in the printer such that  
+ the holes will appear at the top of the page -- on the right as  
+ you pull out the printer tray, in our Laser writer II NTX.  
+ Print the odd-numbered sheets with  
  
+ mpage ... -j 1%2 ...  
  
-Print 8 normal pages per sheet. 
+ Note the number of pages it reports. (Only half this many will  
+ really be printed). When printing finishes, if mpage reported  
+ an odd number of pages, remove the last one from the stack,  
+ since there will be no even-numbered sheet to match it. Then  
+ arrange the stack of paper for printing on the other side. (If  
+ it's punched, the holes will now be on the left.) On our II  
+ NTX, the paper comes out blank-side up; replace it in the tray  
+ still blank-side up but rotated 180 degrees. For other print-  
+ ers, you figure it out . Now print the even-numbered sheets in  
+ reverse order with  
  
+ mpage ... -r -j 2%2 ...  
  
-__-a__  
+ hoping no one else reaches the printer before you do.  
  
  
-Toggle layout of the pages on the sheet so that successively  
-numbered pages run down the sheet, as opposed to left to  
-right. (''default'' updown)
+ -Jstartpageno  
+ Set the start value of the sheet page count to startpageno  
+ instead of 1
  
  
-__ -A__  
+ -k When mpage finds a %%TRailer or %%PSTrailer in the postscript  
+ input file it normally assumes this is the end of the postscript  
+ file and stops reading the input file. But when the PS file  
+ includes EPS files, %%Trailers might be anywhere. Using this  
+ option ignores the %%TRailer and %%PSTRailer lines.  
  
+ -l Toggle printing landscape or portrait mode. Landscape pages are  
+ 55 lines long by 132 characters wide by default. Portrait pages  
+ are 66 lines long by 80 characters wide by default. (default  
+ portrait.)  
  
-This option is deprecated, see __ -b__ . Prepare output for  
-European A4 sized paper . For default see 'mpage  
--x'
+ -Llines  
+ Adjust the page reduction parameters so that lines lines will  
+ fit in the space of one page. This overrides the default values  
+ normally supplied. (See -l .) If used in conjunction with -p  
+ then this value is passed to the pr(1) as well . As a side  
+ effect this changes the font size as well (as will the -W  
+ option .) So while there is an option to change font family,  
+ there is no explicit option to change font size!  
  
+ -m[<num>[lrtb]*]  
+ Specify sheet margin. The default margin is 20 points. Only  
+ specifying -m sets left margin to 40 points. l, r, t or b set  
+ left, right, top or bottom margin respectively to <num> points.  
+ Not specifying any of the sides will set all sides when <num> is  
+ given. <num> defaults to 40 points. For example -m10 sets all  
+ margins to 10 points. -ml50tb sets left margin to default 40  
+ and top and bottom margin to 50 points. -m50l25bt30r set bottom  
+ and top margin to 25, left margin to 50 and right margin to 30  
+ points. Margins can have negative numbers. Very large values  
+ have funny effects. This is left as an exercise to the user.  
  
-__ -b__''papertype''  
+ -M[<num>[lrtb]*]  
+ Specify logical page margins. For syntax, see -m option.  
+ Defaults are 4 for -M solely, and 8 for <num>. Margins can be  
+ negative. This way large white borders in your (postscript)  
+ documents can be reduced. Very large values have funny effects.  
+ This is left as an exercise to the user.  
  
+ -o Toggle printing of outlines around each reduced page (default  
+ on).  
  
-Prepare output for selected paper type . ''Papersize'' can  
-be ''A3'' for European A3, ''A4'' for European A4 ,  
-''Letter'' for US Letter or ''Legal'' for Legal sized  
-paper . For default see 'mpage -x' . To see the list of  
-currently available types, just give the 'mpage -bl' or  
-'mpage -b?' command (Note: mpage exits after finding such  
-option use .)  
+ -O Print 2 normal pages per sheet . However , this option will print  
+ every first and fourth page of every set of four pages . This  
+ option will ignore -a and -l . See also the -E option. Using  
+ these options double sided prints can be created without a  
+ duplex printer
  
+ -p[prprog]  
+ Pipe input through prprog command (including specified options)  
+ before printing (assumes the input is a text file). When no  
+ command is specified, it defaults to pr(1).  
  
-__ -B__ [[''''[[__lrtb__]*
+ -P [printer ]  
+ Specify the printer to which the PostScript output will be sent  
+ (e.g.lpr -Pprinter). Using -P with no printer specified will  
+ send the PostScript to the default printer queue (e.g. lpr).  
+ Using -P- will return output to stdout, useful in combination  
+ with MPAGE environment variable. Without -P output will be send  
+ to standard output.  
  
+ -r Reverse printing. The last sheet is printed first. The way of  
+ arranging reduced pages on the sheets doesn't change.  
  
-Setup a box around a particular part of your page. Specify  
-text box margins and line thickness. The default is  
-columns (lines) for both left and right (top and bottom)  
-margins and 0 line thickness. Specifying __-B__ solely  
-toggles printing of the box. ''l'' , ''r'', ''t'' or  
-''b'' set the left, right, top or bottom margin  
-respectively to '''' columns (lines) . Not  
-specifying any of the sides, will set the line thickness  
-when '''' is given . For example  
-__ -B__''1'' sets the line thickness to 1. Sides with  
-negative margins will not print
+ -R Switch to left to right mode , starting first page on left bottom  
+ corner . This might be useful for landscape postscript files .  
+ (Note: using -l after -R undoes -R, and switches to normal land-  
+ scape mode
  
+ -stabstop  
+ Set tabstop width (default 8 characters). Should by >= 2.  
  
-__ -c__  
+ -S Accept non-square page reduction. By default, pages are shrunk  
+ equally in X and Y, even if this wastes some space on the sheet.  
+ With -S, reduced pages are larger but slightly distorted. (only  
+ used when printing postscript files.)  
  
+ -t Toggle printing on both sides of the paper. This option has 3  
+ states: nop, yes, no, which mean: NOP:  
+ dont do anything on PostScript, so printer default will be  
+ used; YES:  
+ force printer to do duplex; NO: force printer not to do it. If  
+ there is no -t, then the duplex is NOP. If you put some -t on  
+ the command line, the state toggles as "yes,no,yes,no...". So,  
+ if your printer is set to print, by default, in duplex mode, you  
+ will use "-t -t" on command line to force it to print in non-  
+ duplex mode. Use this option only if your printer is capable of  
+ printing in duplex mode. (default NOP).  
  
-Toggle concatenation off pages from different files on  
-single sheets ('' default'' off)
+ -T Toggle tumble of every second pages. This option has 3 states:  
+ nop, yes, no (with behaviour similar to -t). So, if your  
+ printer is set to print, by default, in duplex mode, with tumble  
+ on, you will use "-T -T" on command line to print in nontumble  
+ mode. Use this option only if your printer is capable of print-  
+ ing in duplex mode. With this version of mpage, you may use  
+ this option even if you do not use -t. (default NOP .)  
  
+ -u Toggle checking for UTF-8 input (not relevant for postscript  
+ input).  
  
-__ -C__[[''encodingfile '']  
+ -U This option is deprecated, see -b. Prepare output for US Letter  
+ sized paper. For default see 'mpage -x '.  
  
+ -v Toggle printing a count of the number of sheets produced for  
+ printing (default off.)  
  
-Specify the character encoding file. The file should be in  
-the mpage library directory (''/usr/lib/mpage'').  
-''Mpage'' has an internal default encoding based on  
-Latin -1 or IBM codepage 850. Depending on compile time  
-option this encoding definition is on or not. Not specifying  
-an encodingfile will toggle the usage of the internal  
-encoding
+ -V Print version information and exit
  
+ -Wwidth  
+ Adjust the page reduction parameters so that a line with width  
+ characters long will fit in the space of one page. This over-  
+ rides the default values normally supplied. (See -l.) If used  
+ in conjunction with -p then this value is passed to the s pr(1)  
+ program as well. See also the -L option on font sizes.  
  
-__ -d__''a''|''p''  
+ -x Force usage display, which also shows current defaults.  
  
+ -X [header]  
+ Print header on the left and the page number on the right of  
+ each physical page (sheet). If no header is given, the default  
+ is the current filename (note influence of -c), the filename of  
+ the first file on the page is used.  
  
-Force input to be taken as ascii (''a'' ) or postscript  
-(''p'' ) text . This way you can print your postscript code  
-as text , or print postscript code that mpage does not  
-recognise . When using __ -d__''p'', make sure that the  
-the postscript code contains ''%Page'' page separators or  
-else things will probably look odd
+ -zprintcommand  
+ Specify command to use to send output to. Default is lpr (1 )  
+ for BSD style spooler, lp (1 ) for SYSV style spooler . You can  
+ specify command line options , but note -Z . For example -zlp for  
+ system V Unix
  
+ -Zprintprog_queuename_arg  
+ Specify what option to use for the "-z printcommand" to specify  
+ a printqueue. For example -zlp -Z-d for system V Unix. Default  
+ is -P for BSD style spooler, -d for SYSV style spooler.  
  
-__ -D__''dateformat''  
+ENVIRONMENT  
+ mpage examines the PRINTER (or LPDEST for SYSV style spooler) environ -  
+ ment variable to override its default printer.  
  
+ The MPAGE_LIB environment variable can be used to control where the  
+ character encoding files (-C) can be found.  
  
-Set the date format as in strftime(3) to be used in  
-date/time representations (e.g. in headers)
+ mpage also examines the MPAGE environment variable for default option  
+ settings. Any option or combination of options can be specified in the  
+ MPAGE environment variable . For example, if MPAGE is set to the  
+ string:  
  
+ -2oPqms -L60  
  
-__-E__  
+ it would (in the absence of other command line arguments) print 2 pages  
+ per sheet, 60 lines per page, with outlines, on the printer named qms  
+ (overriding the PRINTER/LPDEST environment variable, if it exists.) In  
+ the environment variable, white space is used as an option delimiter,  
+ and no quoting is recognized.  
  
+ Any command line options will override both the PRINTER and MPAGE envi-  
+ ronment variables.  
  
-Print 2 normal pages per sheet. However, this option will  
-print every second and third page of every set of four  
-pages. This option will ignore __-a__ and  
-__-l__.  
+FILES  
+ /tmp/mpageXXXXXX  
+ /usr/share/mpage  
  
+BUGS  
+ Suffers under the burden of far too many switches. (But you wanted the  
+ choices!)  
  
-__-f__  
+ NULL characters in a postscript input file will cause mpage to crash!  
  
+ Many others, we're sure.  
  
-Toggles folding lines longer than page width (''default''  
-off) .  
+ Mpage is year 2000 compliant, as long as the underlying operating sys-  
+ tem is!!!  
  
+VERSION  
+ Version 2.5.4, Released may 2004.  
+ Location:  
  
-__-F__''fontname''  
-  
-  
-Specify font. (''default'' Courier).  
-  
-  
-__-h__''header''  
-  
-  
-This is used only when the __-p__ or __-H__ switch is  
-used and is passed as the __-h__  
-''header''''pr__(__1__) or as the  
-header for __-H__.  
-  
-  
-__-H__  
-  
-  
-Create header line for each logical page separated from page  
-text by a horizontal line. Unless __-h__ is given, the  
-header consist of last file changetime, filename and page  
-number, all in bold and slightly larger font. This option  
-only applies to non-postscript files.  
-  
-  
-__-I__''indent''  
-  
-  
-Indent text by ''indent'' characters.  
-  
-  
-__-j__''first''[[''-last''][[''%interval'']  
-  
-  
-Print just the selected sheets, specified by number,  
-starting at 1. Here ''last'' defaults to the end of data,  
-''interval'' to 1. Thus __-j__''1-10'' selects the  
-first 10 sheets, while __-j__ ''1%2'' prints just the  
-odd-numbered sheets and __-j__ ''2%2'' prints just the  
-even ones.  
-  
-  
-You can do double-sided printing, in two passes, as follows.  
-If you use 3-hole punched paper, put it in the printer such  
-that the holes will appear at the top of the page -- on the  
-right as you pull out the printer tray, in our Laser writer  
-II NTX. Print the odd-numbered sheets with  
-  
-  
-mpage ... -j 1%2 ...  
-  
-  
-Note the number of pages it reports. (Only half this many  
-will really be printed). When printing finishes, if mpage  
-reported an ''odd'' number of pages, remove the last one  
-from the stack, since there will be no even-numbered sheet  
-to match it. Then arrange the stack of paper for printing on  
-the other side. (If it's punched, the holes will now be on  
-the left.) On our II NTX, the paper comes out blank-side up;  
-replace it in the tray still blank-side up but rotated 180  
-degrees. For other printers, you figure it out. Now print  
-the even-numbered sheets in reverse order with  
-  
-  
-mpage ... -r -j 2%2 ...  
-  
-  
-hoping no one else reaches the printer before you  
-do.  
-  
-  
-__-k__  
-  
-  
-When mapge finds a %%TRailer or %%PSTrailer in the  
-postscript input file it normally assumes this is the end of  
-the postscript file and stops reading the input file. But  
-when the PS file includes EPS files, %%Trailers might be  
-anywhere. Using this option ignores the %%TRailer and  
-%%PSTRailer lines.  
-  
-  
-__-l__  
-  
-  
-Toggle printing landscape or portrait mode. Landscape pages  
-are 55 lines long by 132 characters wide by default.  
-Portrait pages are 66 lines long by 80 characters wide by  
-default. (''default'' portrait.)  
-  
-  
-__-L__''lines''  
-  
-  
-Adjust the page reduction parameters so that ''lines''  
-lines will fit in the space of one page. This overrides the  
-default values normally supplied. (See __-l__.) If used  
-in conjunction with __-p__ then this value is passed to  
-the pr(1) as well. As a side effect this changes the  
-font size as well (as will the __-W__ option.) So while  
-there is an option to change font family, there is no  
-explicit option to change font size!  
-  
-  
-__-m__[[''''[[__lrtb__]*]  
-  
-  
-Specify sheet margin. The default margin is 20 points. Only  
-specifying __-m__ sets left margin to 40 points.  
-''l'', ''r'', ''t'' or ''b'' set left, right,  
-top or bottom margin respectively to ''''  
-points. Not specifying any of the sides will set all sides  
-when '''' is given. ''''  
-defaults to 40 points. For example __-m__''10'' sets  
-all margins to 10 points. __-m__''l50tb'' sets left  
-margin to default 40 and top and bottom margin to 50 points.  
-__-m__''50l25bt30r'' set bottom and top margin to 25,  
-left margin to 50 and right margin to 30 points. Margins can  
-have negative numbers. Very large values have funny effects.  
-This is left as an exercise to the user.  
-  
-  
-__-M__[[''''[[__lrtb__]*]  
-  
-  
-Specify logical page margins. For syntax, see __-m__  
-option. Defaults are 4 for __-M__ solely, and 8 for  
-''''. Margins can be negative. This way large  
-white borders in your (postscript) documents can be reduced.  
-Very large values have funny effects. This is left as an  
-exercise to the user.  
-  
-  
-__-o__  
-  
-  
-Toggle printing of outlines around each reduced page  
-(''default'' on).  
-  
-  
-__-O__  
-  
-  
-Print 2 normal pages per sheet. However, this option will  
-print every first and forth page of every set of four pages.  
-This option will ignore __-a__ and  
-__-l__.  
-  
-  
-__-p__[[''prprog'']  
-  
-  
-Pipe input through ''prprog'' command (including  
-specified options) before printing (assumes the input is a  
-text file). When no command is specified, it defaults to  
-pr(1).  
-  
-  
-__-P__[[''printer'']  
-  
-  
-Specify the printer to which the !PostScript output will be  
-sent (e.g.lpr -P''printer''). Using __-P__ with no  
-printer specified will send the !PostScript to the default  
-printer queue (e.g. lpr). Using -P- will return output to  
-stdout, useful in combination with MPAGE environment  
-variable. Without __-P__ output will be send to standard  
-output.  
-  
-  
-__-r__  
-  
-  
-Reverse printing. The last sheet is printed first. The way  
-of arranging reduced pages on the sheets doesn't  
-change.  
-  
-  
-__-R__  
-  
-  
-Switch to left to right mode, starting first page on left  
-bottom corner. This might be useful for landscape postscript  
-files. (Note: using __-l__ after __-R__ undoes  
-__-R__, and switches to normal landscape  
-mode.  
-  
-  
-__-s__''tabstop''  
-  
-  
-Set tabstop width (''default'' 8 characters). Should by  
-''  
-  
-  
-__-S__  
-  
-  
-Accept non-square page reduction. By default, pages are  
-shrunk equally in X and Y, even if this wastes some space on  
-the sheet. With __-S__, reduced pages are larger but  
-slightly distorted. (only used when printing postscript  
-files.)  
-  
-  
-__-t__  
-  
-  
-Toggle printing on both sides of the paper. This option has  
-3 states: nop, yes, no, which mean: __NOP__: dont do  
-anything on !PostScript, so printer default will be used;  
-__YES__: force printer to do duplex; __NO__: force  
-printer not to do it. If there is no -t, then the duplex is  
-NOP. If you put some -t on the command line, the state  
-toggles as  
-__default''  
-NOP).  
-  
-  
-__-T__  
-  
-  
-+Toggle tumble of every second pages. +This option has 3  
-states: nop, yes, no (with behaviour similar to -t). +So, if  
-your printer is set to print, by default, in duplex mode,  
-+with tumble on, +you will use  
-  
-  
-__-U__  
-  
-  
-This option is deprecated, see __-b__. Prepare output for  
-US Letter sized paper. For default see 'mpage  
--x'.  
-  
-  
-__-v__  
-  
-  
-Toggle printing a count of the number of sheets produced for  
-printing (''default'' off.)  
-  
-  
-__-W__''width''  
-  
-  
-Adjust the page reduction parameters so that a line with  
-''width'' characters long will fit in the space of one  
-page. This overrides the default values normally supplied.  
-(See __-l__.) If used in conjunction with __-p__ then  
-this value is passed to the s pr(1) program as well.  
-See also the __-L__ option on font sizes.  
-  
-  
-__-x__  
-  
-  
-Force usage display, which also shows current  
-defaults.  
-  
-  
-__-X [[header]__  
-  
-  
-Print header centered on each physical page (sheet). If no  
-header is given, the default is the current filename (note  
-__-c__) on the left and the page number on the  
-right.  
-  
-  
-__-z__''printcommand''  
-  
-  
-Specify command to use to send output to. Default is  
-__lpr__ (1) for BSD style spooler, __lp__ (1) for SYSV  
-style spooler. You can specify command line options, but  
-note __-Z__. For example __-zlp__ for system V  
-Unix.  
-  
-  
-__-Z__''printprog_queuename_arg''  
-  
-  
-Specify what option to use for the -z__  
-''printcommand''  
-''-zlp -Z-d__ for system V Unix. Default is  
-__-P__ for BSD style spooler, __-d__ for SYSV style  
-spooler.  
-!!ENVIRONMENT  
-  
-  
-''mpage'' examines the __PRINTER__ (or __LPDEST__  
-for SYSV style spooler) environment variable to override its  
-default printer.  
-  
-  
-The __MPAGE_LIB__ environment variable can be used to  
-control where the character encoding files (__-C__) can  
-be found.  
-  
-  
-''mpage'' also examines the __MPAGE__ environment  
-variable for default option settings. Any option or  
-combination of options can be specified in the __MPAGE__  
-environment variable. For example, if MPAGE is set to the  
-string:  
-  
-  
-__-2oPqms -L60__  
-  
-  
-it would (in the absence of other command line arguments)  
-print 2 pages per sheet, 60 lines per page, with outlines,  
-on the printer named __qms__ (overriding the  
-__PRINTER__/__LPDEST__ environment variable, if it  
-exists.) In the environment variable, white space is used as  
-an option delimiter, and no quoting is  
-recognized.  
-  
-  
-Any command line options will override both the  
-__PRINTER__ and __MPAGE__ environment  
-variables.  
-!!FILES  
-  
-  
-/usr/tmp/mpageXXXXXX  
-/usr/lib/mpage  
-!!BUGS  
-  
-  
-Suffers under the burden of far too many switches. (But  
-__you__ wanted the choices!)  
-  
-  
-NULL characters in a postscript input file will cause mpage  
-to crash!  
-  
-  
-Many others, w're sure.  
-  
-  
-Mpage is year 2000 compliant, as long as the underlying  
-operating system is!!!  
-!!VERSION  
-  
-  
-Version 2.5.1 pre, Released March 1998.  
-Location:  
-  
-  
- http://www.mesa.nl/pub/mpage  
-ftp://ftp.mesa.nl/pub/mpage  
-!!AUTHORS  
-  
-  
-Marcel Mol  
+ http://www.mesa.nl/pub/mpage  
+ ftp://ftp.mesa.nl/pub/mpage 
  
+AUTHORS  
+ Marcel Mol <marcel@mesa.nl> (current maintainer).  
  
-Mark P. Hahn (Original author)  
-----  
+ Mark P. Hahn (Original author)  
+</verbatim>  
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