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PSNUP
!!!PSNUP
NAME
SYNOPSIS
DESCRIPTION
EXAMPLES
AUTHOR
SEE ALSO
TRADEMARKS
BUGS
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!!NAME


psnup - multiple pages per sheet
!!SYNOPSIS


__psnup__ [[ __-w__''width'' ] [[
__-h__''height'' ] [[ __-p__''paper'' ] [[
__-W__''width'' ] [[ __-H__''height'' ] [[
__-P__''paper'' ] [[ __-l__ ] [[ __-r__ ] [[
__-f__ ] [[ __-c__ ] [[ __-m__''margin'' ] [[
__-b__''border'' ] [[ __-d__''lwidth'' ] [[
__-s__''scale'' ] [[ __-__''nup'' ] [[ __-q__ ]
[[ ''infile'' [[ ''outfile'' ] ]
!!DESCRIPTION


''Psnup'' puts multiple logical pages onto each physical
sheet of paper. The input !PostScript file should follow the
Adobe Document Structuring Conventions.


The ''-w'' option gives the paper width, and the
''-h'' option gives the paper height, normally specified
in __cm__ or __in__ to convert !PostScript's points
(1/72 of an inch) to centimeters or inches. The ''-p''
option can be used as an alternative, to set the paper size
to __a0, a1, a2, a3, a4, a5, b5, letter, legal, tabloid,
statement,__ executive, folio, quarto or __10x14.__ The
default paper size is normally __a4,__ but on a Debian
system, /etc/papersize is consulted. The ''-W, -H,'' and
''-P'' options set the input paper size, if it is
different from the output size. This makes it easy to impose
pages of one size on a different size of paper.


The ''-l'' option should be used for pages which are in
landscape orientation (rotated 90 degrees anticlockwise).
The ''-r'' option should be used for pages which are in
seascape orientation (rotated 90 degrees clockwise), and the
''-f'' option should be used for pages which have the
width and height interchanged, but are not
rotated.


''Psnup'' normally uses `row-major' layout, where
adjacent pages are placed in rows across the paper. The
''-c'' option changes the order to `column-major', where
successive pages are placed in columns down the
paper.


A margin to leave around the whole page can be specified
with the ''-m'' option. This is useful for sheets of
`thumbnail' pages, because the normal page margins are
reduced by putting multiple pages on a single
sheet.


The ''-b'' option is used to specify an additional margin
around each page on a sheet.


The ''-d'' option draws a line around the border of each
page, of the specified width. If the ''lwidth'' parameter
is omitted, a default linewidth of 1 point is assumed. The
linewidth is relative to the original page dimensions,
''i.e.'' it is scaled down with the rest of the
page.


The scale chosen by ''psnup'' can be overridden with the
''-s'' option. This is useful to merge pages which are
already reduced.


The ''-nup'' option selects the number of logical pages
to put on each sheet of paper. This can be any whole number;
''psnup'' tries to optimise the layout so that the
minimum amount of space is wasted. If ''psnup'' cannot
find a layout within its tolerance limit, it will abort with
an error message. The alternative form ''i nup'' can also
be used, for compatibility with other n-up
programs.


''Psnup'' normally prints the page numbers of the pages
re-arranged; the ''-q'' option suppresses
this.
!!EXAMPLES


The potential use of this utility is varied but one
particular use is in conjunction with ''psbook(1).'' For
example, using groff to create a !PostScript document and lpr
as the UNIX print spooler a typical command
line might look like this:


groff -Tps -ms ''file'' | psbook | psnup -2 |
lpr


Where file is a 4 page document this command will result in
a two page document printing two pages of ''file'' per
page and rearranges the page order to match the input pages
4 and 1 on the first output page and pages 2 then 3 of the
input document on the second output page.
!!AUTHOR


Copyright (C) Angus J. C. Duggan 1991-1995
!!SEE ALSO


psbook(1), psselect(1), pstops(1), epsffit(1), psnup(1),
psresize(1), psmerge(1), fixscribeps(1), getafm(1),
fixdlsrps(1), fixfmps(1), fixmacps(1), fixpsditps(1),
fixpspps(1), fixtpps(1), fixwfwps(1), fixwpps(1),
fixwwps(1), extractres(1), includeres(1)
!!TRADEMARKS


__!PostScript__ is a trademark of Adobe Systems
Incorporated.
!!BUGS


''Psnup'' does not accept all DSC comments.
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