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<sect2>
<title>Contents</title>
<para>The <application>PSUtils</application> package contains <command>
psbook</command>, <command>psselect</command>, <command>pstops</command>
<command>psnup</command>, <command>psresize</command>,
<command>epsffit</command>, <command>getafm</command>,
<command>showchar</command>, <command>fixdlsrps</command>,
<command>fixfmps</command>, <command>fixmacps</command>, <command>fixpsditps
</command>, <command>fixpspps</command>, <command>fixscribeps</command>,
<command>fixtpps</command>, <command>fixwfwps</command>,
<command>fixwpps</command>, <command>fixwwps</command>, <command>extractres
</command>, <command>includeres</command>, <command>psmerge</command>.</para>
<para>Sometimes <command>psnup</command> and other utilities from this
package produce PostScript files that don't conform to Adobe's
<acronym>DSC</acronym> standard.
<application><acronym>CUPS</acronym></application> may print them
incorrectly. On the other hand,
<application><acronym>CUPS</acronym></application> has builtin
replacements for most commands from this package. For example, to print
a document 2-up, you will issue this command:</para>
<screen><userinput><command>lp -o number-up=2 <replaceable>[filename]</replaceable></command></userinput></screen>
</sect2>
<sect2><title>Description</title>
<sect3><title>psbook</title>
<para><command>psbook</command> rearranges pages into signatures.</para></sect3>
<sect3><title>psselect</title>
<para><command>psselect</command> selects pages and page ranges.</para>
</sect3>
<sect3><title>pstops</title>
<para><command>pstops</command> performs general page rearrangements
and selection.</para></sect3>
<sect3><title>psnup</title>
<para><command>psnup</command> puts multiple pages per physical sheet
of paper</para></sect3>
<sect3><title>psresize</title>
<para><command>psresize</command> alters the document paper size.</para></sect3>
<sect3><title>epsffit</title>
<para><command>epsffit</command> fits an <acronym>EPSF</acronym> file to a
given bounding box</para></sect3>
<sect3><title>scripts</title>
<para>The remaining commands are scripts that perform specific functions
described in their respective man pages.</para></sect3>
</sect2>