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• NAME
• SYNOPSIS
• DESCRIPTION
• REPORTING BUGS
• SEE ALSO
• COPYRIGHT
• AUTHOR

NAME

       a2ps - format files for printing on a PostScript printer

SYNOPSIS

       a2ps [OPTIONS]... FILES...
       a2ps [OPTIONS]...

DESCRIPTION

       To print FILES, or to print the standard input.  Mandatory
       arguments to long options are mandatory for short  options
       too.   Long  options  marked with * require a yes/no argu­
       ment, corresponding short options stand for `yes'.

   Tasks (exit successfully):
       -V, --version
              display version

       --help display this help

       --copyright
              display Copyright and copying conditions

       --guess
              display guessed types of FILES

       --list=TOPIC
              display a report on TOPIC

   TOPIC can be any non-ambiguous abbreviation of:
       *      `defaults': default settings and parameters,

       *      `features': short list of supported  media,  encod­
              ings, style sheets etc.

       *      `delegations',  `encodings',  `variables', `media',
              `ppd',  `printers',  `prologues',   `style-sheets',
              `user-options':  detailed list.

   Global:
       -q, --quiet, --silent
              be really quiet

       -v, --verbose[=LEVEL]
              set verbosity on, or to LEVEL

       -=, --user-option=OPTION
              use the user defined shortcut OPTION

       --debug
              enable debugging features

       -D, --define=KEY[:VALUE]
              unset variable KEY or set to VALUE
   Sheets:
       -M, --medium=NAME
              use output medium NAME

       -r, --landscape
              print in landscape mode

       -R, --portrait
              print in portrait mode

       --columns=NUM
              number of columns per sheet (NUM > 0)

       --rows=NUM
              number of rows per sheet (NUM > 0)

       --major=DIRECTION
              first fill (DIRECTION=) rows, or columns

       -1, -2, ..., -9
              predefined  font sizes and layouts for 1.. 9 virtu­
              als

       -A, --file-align=MODE
              align separate files according to MODE (fill,  rank
              page, sheet, or a number)

       -j, --borders*
              print borders around columns

       --margin[=NUM]
              define an interior margin of size NUM

   Virtual pages:
       --line-numbers=NUM
              precede each NUM lines with its line number

       -C     alias for --line-numbers=5

       -f, --font-size=SIZE
              use font SIZE (float) for the body text

       -L, --lines-per-page=NUM
              scale the font to print NUM lines per virtual

       -l, --chars-per-line=NUM
              scale the font to print NUM columns per virtual

       -m, --catman
              process FILE as a man page (same as -L66)

       -T, --tabsize=NUM
              set tabulator size to NUM
       --non-printable-format=FMT
              specify how non-printable chars are printed

   Headings:
       -B, --no-header
              no page headers at all

       -b, --header[=TEXT]
              set page header

       -u, --underlay[=TEXT]
              print TEXT under every page

       --center-title[=TEXT]
              set page title to TITLE

       --left-title[=TEXT]
              set left and right page title to TEXT

       --right-title[=TEXT]

       --left-footer[=TEXT]
              set sheet footers to TEXT

       --footer[=TEXT]
              TEXT may use special $ and % escapes

       --right-footer[=TEXT]

   Input:
       -a, --pages[=RANGE]
              select the pages to print

       -c, --truncate-lines*
              cut long lines

       -i, --interpret*
              interpret tab, bs and ff chars

       --end-of-line=TYPE
              specify the eol char (TYPE: r, n, nr, rn, any)

       -X, --encoding=NAME
              use input encoding NAME

       -t, --title=NAME
              set the name of the job

       --stdin=NAME
              set the name of the input file stdin

       --print-anyway*
              force binary printing
       -Z, --delegate*
              delegate files to another application

       --toc[=TEXT]
              generate a table of content

   Pretty-printing:
       -E, --pretty-print[=LANG]
              enable pretty-printing (set style to LANG)

       --highlight-level=LEVEL
              set  pretty  printing  highlight LEVEL LEVEL can be
              none, normal or heavy

       -g     alias for --highlight-level=heavy

       --strip-level=NUM
              level of comments stripping

   Output:
       -o, --output=FILE
              leave output to file FILE.  If FILE is  `-',  leave
              output to stdout.

       --version-control=WORD
              override the usual version control

       --suffix=SUFFIX
              override the usual backup suffix

       -P, --printer=NAME
              send output to printer NAME

       -d     send output to the default printer

   PostScript:
       --prologue=FILE
              include FILE.pro as PostScript prologue

       --ppd[=KEY]
              automatic PPD selection or set to KEY

       -n, --copies=NUM
              print NUM copies of each page

       -s, --sides=MODE
              set  the  duplex  MODE  (`1'  or  `simplex', `2' or
              `duplex', `tumble')

       -S, --setpagedevice=K[:V]
              pass a page device definition to output

       --statusdict=K[:[:]V]
              pass a statusdict definition to the output
       -k, --page-prefeed
              enable page prefeed

       -K, --no-page-prefeed
              disable page prefeed

REPORTING BUGS

       Report bugs to <bug-a2ps@gnu.org>

SEE ALSO

       The full documentation for a2ps is maintained as a Texinfo
       manual.   If  the  info  and  a2ps  programs  are properly
       installed at your site, the command

              info a2ps

       should give you access to the complete manual.

COPYRIGHT

       Copyright © 1988, 89, 90, 91, 92, 93 Miguel Santana
       Copyright © 1995, 96, 97, 98,  99  Akim  Demaille,  Miguel
       Santana
       This  is  free software; see the source for copying condi­
       tions.  There is NO warranty; not even for MERCHANTABILITY
       or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.

AUTHOR

       Written  by  <Akim.Demaille@inf.enst.fr>  and <Miguel.San­
       tana@st.com>  News,  updates  and   documentation:   visit
       http://www.inf.enst.fr/~demaille/a2ps/


GNU a2ps 4.11a            February 1999                         5