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Newer page: version 2 Last edited on Monday, June 3, 2002 6:50:36 pm by perry
Older page: version 1 Last edited on Monday, June 3, 2002 6:50:36 pm by perry Revert
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 !!NAME 
  
  
-dvips - convert a TeX DVI file to PostScript 
+dvips - convert a TeX DVI file to ! PostScript 
 !!SYNOPSIS 
  
  
 __dvips__ [[ ''options'' ] 
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 The program __dvips__ takes a DVI file ''file''[[.dvi] 
 produced by TeX (or by some other processor such as GFtoDVI) 
-and converts it to PostScript, normally sending the result 
+and converts it to ! PostScript, normally sending the result 
 directly to the (laser)printer. The DVI file may be 
 specified without the ''.dvi'' extension. Fonts used may 
 either be resident in the printer or defined as bitmaps in 
 PK files, or a `virtual' combination of both. If the 
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 __-C num__ 
  
  
 Create ''num'' copies, but collated (by replicating the 
-data in the PostScript file). Slower than the ''-c'' 
+data in the ! PostScript file). Slower than the ''-c'' 
 option, but easier on the hands, and faster than 
-resubmitting the same PostScript file multiple 
+resubmitting the same ! PostScript file multiple 
 times. 
  
  
 __-d num__ 
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 Set the resolution in dpi (dots per inch) to ''num.'' 
 This affects the choice of bitmap fonts that are loaded and 
-also the positioning of letters in resident PostScript 
+also the positioning of letters in resident ! PostScript 
 fonts. Must be between 10 and 10000. This affects both the 
 horizontal and vertical resolution. If a high resolution 
 (something greater than 400 dpi, say) is selected, the 
 ''-Z'' flag should probably also be used. 
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 __-f__ 
  
  
 Run as a filter. Read the ''.dvi'' file from standard 
-input and write the PostScript to standard output. The 
+input and write the ! PostScript to standard output. The 
 standard input must be seekable, so it cannot be a pipe. If 
 you must use a pipe, write a shell script that copies the 
 pipe output to a temporary file and then points __dvips__ 
 at this file. This option also disables the automatic 
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 __-F__ 
  
  
 Causes Control-D (ASCII code 4) to be appended as the very 
-last character of the PostScript file. This is useful when 
+last character of the ! PostScript file. This is useful when 
 __dvips__ is driving the printer directly instead of 
 working through a spooler, as is common on extremely small 
 systems. NOTE! DO NOT USE THIS OPTION! 
  
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 Prepend file ''name'' as an additional header file. 
 (However, if the name is simply `-' suppress all header 
 files from the output.) This header file gets added to the 
-PostScript ''userdict.'' 
+! PostScript ''userdict.'' 
  
  
 __-i__ 
  
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 __-K__ 
  
  
-This option causes comments in included PostScript graphics, 
+This option causes comments in included ! PostScript graphics, 
 font files, and headers to be removed. This is sometimes 
-necessary to get around bugs in spoolers or PostScript 
+necessary to get around bugs in spoolers or ! PostScript 
 post-processing programs. Specifically, the %%Page comments, 
 when left in, often cause difficulties. Use of this flag can 
-cause some included graphics to fail, since the PostScript 
+cause some included graphics to fail, since the ! PostScript 
 header macros from some software packages read portions of 
 the input stream line by line, searching for a particular 
 comment. This option has been turned off by default because 
-PostScript previewers and spoolers have been getting 
+! PostScript previewers and spoolers have been getting 
 better. 
  
  
 __-l num__ 
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 __-N__ 
  
  
 Turns off structured comments; this might be necessary on 
-some systems that try to interpret PostScript comments in  
-weird ways, or on some PostScript printers. Old versions of  
-TranScript in particular cannot handle modern Encapsulated  
-PostScript. 
+some systems that try to interpret ! PostScript comments in  
+weird ways, or on some ! PostScript printers. Old versions of  
+! TranScript in particular cannot handle modern Encapsulated  
+! PostScript. 
  
  
 __-o name__ 
  
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 landscape. The upper left corner of each page in the 
 ''.dvi'' file is placed one inch from the left and one 
 inch from the top. Use of this option is highly dependent on 
 the configuration file. Note that executing the 
-''letter'' or ''a4'' or other PostScript operators 
+''letter'' or ''a4'' or other ! PostScript operators 
 cause the document to be nonconforming and can cause it not 
 to print on certain printers, so the paper size should not 
 execute such an operator if at all possible. 
  
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 __-U__ 
  
  
-Disable a PostScript virtual memory saving optimization that 
+Disable a ! PostScript virtual memory saving optimization that 
 stores the character metric information in the same string 
 that is used to store the bitmap information. This is only 
-necessary when driving the Xerox 4045 PostScript 
+necessary when driving the Xerox 4045 ! PostScript 
 interpreter. It is caused by a bug in that interpreter that 
 results in `garbage' on the bottom of each character. Not 
 recommended unless you must drive this printer. 
  
  
 __-V__ 
  
  
-Download non-resident PostScript fonts as bitmaps. This 
+Download non-resident ! PostScript fonts as bitmaps. This 
 requires use of `gsftopk' or `pstopk' or some other such 
 program(s) in order to generate the required bitmap fonts; 
 these programs are supplied with __dvips__. 
  
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 __-Z__ 
  
  
 Causes bitmapped fonts to be compressed before they are 
-downloaded, thereby reducing the size of the PostScript 
+downloaded, thereby reducing the size of the ! PostScript 
 font-downloading information. Especially useful at high 
 resolutions or when very large fonts are used. Will slow 
 down printing somewhat, especially on early 68000-based 
-PostScript printers. 
+! PostScript printers. 
 !!SEE ALSO 
  
  
 mf(1), afm2tfm(1), tex(1), latex(1), lpr(1), 
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 PRINTER: see above. 
 !!NOTES 
  
  
-PostScript is a registered trademark of Adobe Systems 
+! PostScript is a registered trademark of Adobe Systems 
 Incorporated. 
 !!AUTHOR 
  
  
 Tomas Rokicki 
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