pdftops

pdftops

NAME SYNOPSIS DESCRIPTION CONFIGURATION FILE OPTIONS BUGS AUTHOR SEE ALSO

NAME

pdftops - Portable Document Format (PDF) to !PostScript converter (version 1.00)

SYNOPSIS

pdftops [options [''PS-file'']

DESCRIPTION

Pdftops converts Portable Document Format (PDF) files to !PostScript so they can be printed.

Pdftops reads the PDF file, PDF-file, and writes a

PostScript file, PS-file. If PS-file is not

specified, pdftops converts file.pdf to file.ps (or file.eps with the -eps option). If PS-file is -', the !PostScript is sent to stdout.

CONFIGURATION FILE

Pdftops reads a configuration file at startup. It first tries to find the user's private config file, /.xpdfrc. If that doesn't exist, it looks for a system-wide config file, typically /usr/local/etc/xpdfrc (but this location can be changed when pdftops is built). See the xpdfrc(5) man page for details.

OPTIONS

Many of the following options can be set with configuration file commands. These are listed in square brackets with the description of the corresponding command line option.

-f number

Specifies the first page to print.

-l number

Specifies the last page to print.

-level1

Generate Level 1 !PostScript. The resulting !PostScript files will be significantly larger (if they contain images), but will print on Level 1 printers. This also converts all images to black and white. The default behavior is to generate Level 2 !PostScript. In particular, Level 2 supports color images and image compression. No more than one of the

PostScript level options (-level1, -level1sep, -level2sep)

may be given. [config file: __psLevel__

-level1sep

Generate Level 1 separable !PostScript. All colors are converted to CMYK. Images are written with separate stream data for the four components. [unrenderable node]

-level2sep

Generate Level 2 separable !PostScript. All colors are converted to CMYK. The !PostScript separation convention operators are used to handle custom (spot) colors. [unrenderable node]

-eps

Generate an Encapsulated !PostScript (EPS) file. An EPS file contains a single image, so if you use this option with a multi-page PDF file, you must use -f and -l to specify a single page. No more than one of the mode options (-eps,

• form) may be given.

-form

Generate a !PostScript form which can be imported by software that understands forms. A form contains a single page, so if you use this option with a multi-page PDF file, you must use

• f and -l to specify a single page. The -level1 option

cannot be used with -form.

-opi

Generate OPI comments for all images and forms which have OPI information. (This option is only available if pdftops was compiled with OPI support.) [unrenderable node]

-noembt1

By default, any Type 1 fonts which are embedded in the PDF file are copied into the !PostScript file. This option causes pdftops to substitute base fonts instead. Embedded fonts make !PostScript files larger, but may be necessary for readable output. [unrenderable node]

-noembtt

By default, any !TrueType fonts which are embedded in the PDF file are copied into the !PostScript file. This option causes pdftops to substitute base fonts instead. Embedded fonts make !PostScript files larger, but may be necessary for readable output. Also, some !PostScript interpreters do not have !TrueType rasterizers. [unrenderable node]

-paper size

Set the paper size to one of psPaperSize__]

-paperw size

Set the paper width, in points. [unrenderable node]

-paperh size

Set the paper height, in points. [unrenderable node]

-duplex

Set the Duplex pagedevice entry in the !PostScript file. This tells duplex-capable printers to enable duplexing. [unrenderable node]

-opw password

Specify the owner password for the PDF file. Providing this will bypass all security restrictions.

-upw password

Specify the user password for the PDF file.

-q

Don't print any messages or errors. [unrenderable node]

-cfg config-file

Read config-file in place of /.xpdfrc or the system-wide config file.

-v

Print copyright and version information.

-h

Print usage information. (-help and --help are equivalent.)

BUGS

No support for Type 3 fonts.

AUTHOR

The pdftops software and documentation are copyright 1996-2002 Derek B. Noonburg (derekn@foolabs.com).

SEE ALSO

xpdf(1), pdftotext(1), pdfinfo(1), pdffonts(1), pdftopbm(1), pdfimages(1), xpdfrc(5)__ http://www.foolabs.com/xpdf/__