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<?xml version="1.0" encoding="ISO-8859-1"?>
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<!DOCTYPE sect1 PUBLIC "-//OASIS//DTD DocBook XML V4.5//EN"
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"http://www.oasis-open.org/docbook/xml/4.5/docbookx.dtd" [
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<!ENTITY % general-entities SYSTEM "../../general.ent">
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%general-entities;
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<!ENTITY a2ps-download-http "http://ftp.gnu.org/gnu/a2ps/a2ps-&a2ps-version;.tar.gz">
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<!ENTITY a2ps-download-ftp "ftp://ftp.gnu.org/gnu/a2ps/a2ps-&a2ps-version;.tar.gz">
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<!ENTITY a2ps-md5sum "0c8e0c31b08c14f7a7198ce967eb3281">
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<!ENTITY a2ps-size "1.9 MB">
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<!ENTITY a2ps-buildsize "20.7 MB">
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<!ENTITY a2ps-time "0.26 SBU">
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<!ENTITY i18n-fonts-version "0.1">
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]>
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<sect1 id="a2ps" xreflabel="a2ps-&a2ps-version;">
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<?dbhtml filename="a2ps.html"?>
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<sect1info>
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<othername>$LastChangedBy$</othername>
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<date>$Date$</date>
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</sect1info>
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<title>a2ps-&a2ps-version;</title>
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<indexterm zone="a2ps">
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<primary sortas="a-a2ps">a2ps</primary>
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</indexterm>
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<sect2 role="package">
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<title>Introduction to a2ps</title>
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<para><application>a2ps</application> is a filter utilized mainly
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in the background and primarily by printing scripts to convert almost
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every input format into PostScript output. The application's name
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expands appropriately to "all to PostScript".</para>
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<caution>
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<para><application>a2ps</application> cannot convert UTF-8 encoded
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text to PostScript. The issue is discussed in detail in the
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<xref linkend="locale-not-valid-option"/> section of the
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<xref linkend="locale-issues"/> page.
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The solution is to use <xref linkend="paps"/>, instead of
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<application>a2ps</application>, for converting
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UTF-8 encoded text to PostScript.</para>
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</caution>
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<bridgehead renderas="sect3">Package Information</bridgehead>
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<itemizedlist spacing="compact">
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<listitem>
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<para>Download (HTTP): <ulink url="&a2ps-download-http;"/></para>
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</listitem>
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<listitem>
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<para>Download (FTP): <ulink url="&a2ps-download-ftp;"/></para>
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</listitem>
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<listitem>
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<para>Download MD5 sum: &a2ps-md5sum;</para>
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</listitem>
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<listitem>
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<para>Download size: &a2ps-size;</para>
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</listitem>
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<listitem>
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<para>Estimated disk space required: &a2ps-buildsize;</para>
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</listitem>
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<listitem>
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<para>Estimated build time: &a2ps-time;</para>
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</listitem>
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</itemizedlist>
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<bridgehead renderas="sect3">Additional Downloads</bridgehead>
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<itemizedlist spacing='compact'>
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<listitem>
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<para>International fonts: <ulink
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url="ftp://ftp.enst.fr/pub/unix/a2ps/i18n-fonts-&i18n-fonts-version;.tar.gz"/></para>
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</listitem>
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</itemizedlist>
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<bridgehead renderas="sect3">a2ps Dependencies</bridgehead>
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<bridgehead renderas="sect4">Recommended</bridgehead>
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<para role="recommended"><xref linkend="cups"/> or <xref linkend="LPRng"/>
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(otherwise, <application>a2ps</application> will use the
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<command>cat >/dev/lp0</command> command instead of <command>lpr</command>
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for sending its output to the printer)</para>
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<bridgehead renderas="sect4">Optional</bridgehead>
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<para role="optional"><xref linkend="x-window-system"/>,
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<xref linkend="psutils"/>,
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<xref linkend="tetex"/>,
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<xref linkend="gs"/> or <xref linkend="espgs"/>,
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<ulink
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url="http://packages.debian.org/unstable/source/libpaper">libpaper</ulink>,
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<ulink url="http://www.adobe.com/products/acrobat/readstep2.html">Adobe
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Reader</ulink>, and
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<ulink
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url="http://www.gnu.org/software/ghostview/ghostview.html">Ghostview</ulink></para>
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<para condition="html" role="usernotes">User Notes:
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<ulink url="&blfs-wiki;/A2PS"/></para>
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</sect2>
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<sect2 role="installation">
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<title>Installation of a2ps</title>
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<para>Install <application>a2ps</application> by running the following
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commands:</para>
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<screen><userinput>sed -i "s|emacs||" contrib/Makefile.in &&
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sed -i 's/+0 -1/-k 1,2/' afm/make_fonts_map.sh &&
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sed -i "s|/usr/local/share|/usr/share|" configure &&
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sed -i "s|char \*malloc ();|/* & */|" \
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lib/path-concat.c &&
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./configure --prefix=/usr \
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--sysconfdir=/etc/a2ps --localstatedir=/var \
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--enable-shared --with-medium=letter &&
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make</userinput></screen>
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<para>To test the results, issue: <command>make check</command>.
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The <filename>printers.tst</filename> test will fail, as there is no default
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test printer.</para>
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<para>Now, as the <systemitem class="username">root</systemitem> user:</para>
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<screen role="root"><userinput>make install</userinput></screen>
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<para>Install the downloaded i18n-fonts by running the following
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commands as the <systemitem class="username">root</systemitem> user:</para>
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<screen role="root"><userinput>tar -xf ../i18n-fonts-&i18n-fonts-version;.tar.gz &&
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cp -v i18n-fonts-&i18n-fonts-version;/fonts/* /usr/share/a2ps/fonts &&
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cp -v i18n-fonts-&i18n-fonts-version;/afm/* /usr/share/a2ps/afm &&
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cd /usr/share/a2ps/afm &&
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./make_fonts_map.sh &&
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mv fonts.map.new fonts.map</userinput></screen>
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</sect2>
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<sect2 role="commands">
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<title>Command Explanations</title>
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<para><command>sed -i -e "s|emacs||" contrib/Makefile.in</command>:
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This command eliminates the compiling and installing of the
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<application>Emacs</application> script files. If you have substituted
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<application>Emacs</application> for <application>Vi</application> as your
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primary editor, skip this step.</para>
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<para><command>sed -i 's/+0 -1/-k 1,2/' afm/make_fonts_map.sh</command>:
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The make_fonts_map.sh script to uses an option that is invalid with the
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version of sort installed as part of <application>Coreutils-5.93</application>.
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If you are using an older version of <application>Coreutils</application>,
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skip this step.</para>
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<para><command>sed -i -e "s|/usr/local/share|/usr/share|" configure</command>:
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This command modifies the configure script to search for
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<application>Ghostscript</application> fonts at the location where they were
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installed by the BLFS instructions.</para>
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<para><command>sed -i -e "s|char \*malloc ();|/* & */|"
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lib/path-concat.c</command>: This command fixes a build problem with
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<application>GCC</application>-3.4.x</para>
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<para><parameter>--sysconfdir=/etc/a2ps</parameter>: Configuration data
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is installed in <filename class="directory">/etc/a2ps</filename> instead of
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<filename class="directory">/usr/etc</filename>.</para>
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<para><parameter>--enable-shared</parameter>: This switch enables building
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the dynamic <filename class='libraryfile'>liba2ps</filename> library.</para>
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<para><parameter>--with-medium=letter</parameter>: This switch changes
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the default paper format of A4 to letter. Installations that utilize A4
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would eliminate this switch.</para>
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</sect2>
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<sect2 role="configuration">
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<title>Configuring a2ps</title>
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<sect3 id="a2ps-config">
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<title>Config Files</title>
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<para><filename>/etc/a2ps/a2ps.cfg</filename>,
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<filename>/etc/a2ps/a2ps-site.cfg</filename></para>
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<indexterm zone="a2ps a2ps-config">
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<primary sortas="e-etc-a2ps-a2ps.cfg">/etc/a2ps/a2ps.cfg</primary>
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</indexterm>
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<indexterm zone="a2ps a2ps-config">
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<primary sortas="e-etc-a2ps-a2ps-site.cfg">/etc/a2ps/a2ps-site.cfg</primary>
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</indexterm>
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</sect3>
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<sect3>
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<title>Configuration Information</title>
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<para>Information about configuring <application>a2ps</application>
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can be found in the comments contained in the above files, and also
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by running <command>info a2ps</command>.</para>
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</sect3>
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</sect2>
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<sect2 role="content">
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<title>Contents</title>
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<segmentedlist>
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<segtitle>Installed Programs</segtitle>
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<segtitle>Installed Libraries</segtitle>
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<segtitle>Installed Directories</segtitle>
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<seglistitem>
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<seg>a2ps, card, composeglyphs, fixnt, fixps, ogonkify,
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pdiff, psmandup, psset, and texi2dvi4a2ps</seg>
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<seg>liba2ps.{so,a} and filter data</seg>
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<seg>/etc/a2ps and /usr/share/a2ps</seg>
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</seglistitem>
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</segmentedlist>
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<variablelist>
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<bridgehead renderas="sect3">Short Descriptions</bridgehead>
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<?dbfo list-presentation="list"?>
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<?dbhtml list-presentation="table"?>
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<varlistentry id="a2ps-prog">
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<term><command>a2ps</command></term>
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<listitem>
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<para>is a filter, utilized primarily by printing scripts,
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that converts standard input or supported files to PostScript.</para>
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<indexterm zone="a2ps a2ps-prog">
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<primary sortas="b-a2ps">a2ps</primary>
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</indexterm>
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</listitem>
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</varlistentry>
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<varlistentry id="card">
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<term><command>card</command></term>
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<listitem>
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<para>prints a reference card of a given program's options.</para>
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<indexterm zone="a2ps card">
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<primary sortas="b-card">card</primary>
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</indexterm>
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</listitem>
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</varlistentry>
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<varlistentry id="composeglyphs">
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<term><command>composeglyphs</command></term>
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<listitem>
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<para>creates a composite font program.</para>
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<indexterm zone="a2ps composeglyphs">
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<primary sortas="b-composeglyphs">composeglyphs</primary>
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</indexterm>
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</listitem>
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</varlistentry>
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<varlistentry id="fixnt">
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<term><command>fixnt</command></term>
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<listitem>
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<para>is supposed to fix the problems in the PostScript files
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generated by the Microsoft PostScript driver under Windows NT
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(3.5 and 4.0).</para>
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<indexterm zone="a2ps fixnt">
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<primary sortas="b-fixnt">fixnt</primary>
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</indexterm>
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</listitem>
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</varlistentry>
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<varlistentry id="fixps">
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<term><command>fixps</command></term>
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<listitem>
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<para>tries to fix common PostScript problems that break
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postprocessing.</para>
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<indexterm zone="a2ps fixps">
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<primary sortas="b-fixps">fixps</primary>
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</indexterm>
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</listitem>
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</varlistentry>
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<varlistentry id="ogonkify">
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<term><command>ogonkify</command></term>
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<listitem>
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<para>provides international support for Postscript by performing
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various munging of PostScript files related to printing in different
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languages.</para>
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<indexterm zone="a2ps ogonkify">
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<primary sortas="b-ogonkify">ogonkify</primary>
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</indexterm>
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</listitem>
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</varlistentry>
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<varlistentry id="pdiff">
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<term><command>pdiff</command></term>
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<listitem>
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<para>produces a pretty comparison between files.</para>
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<indexterm zone="a2ps pdiff">
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<primary sortas="b-pdiff">pdiff</primary>
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</indexterm>
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</listitem>
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</varlistentry>
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<varlistentry id="psmandup">
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<term><command>psmandup</command></term>
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<listitem>
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<para>tries to produce a version of a given PostScript file to
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print in manual duplex.</para>
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<indexterm zone="a2ps psmandup">
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<primary sortas="b-psmandup">psmandup</primary>
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</indexterm>
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</listitem>
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</varlistentry>
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<varlistentry id="psset">
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<term><command>psset</command></term>
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<listitem>
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<para>produces a version of a given PostScript file with a
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protected call to the PostScript operator 'setpagedevice'.
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Typical use is making a file print duplex, or on the manual
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tray, etc.</para>
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<indexterm zone="a2ps psset">
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<primary sortas="b-psset">psset</primary>
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</indexterm>
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</listitem>
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</varlistentry>
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<varlistentry id="texi2dvi4a2ps">
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<term><command>texi2dvi4a2ps</command></term>
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<listitem>
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<para>compiles Texinfo and LaTeX files to DVI or PDF</para>
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<indexterm zone="a2ps texi2dvi4a2ps">
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<primary sortas="b-texi2dvi4a2ps">texi2dvi4a2ps</primary>
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</indexterm>
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</listitem>
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</varlistentry>
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</variablelist>
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</sect2>
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</sect1>
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