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- dvi2ps - convert a DVI file to PostScript
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- dvi2ps [ -p ] [ -s ] [ -r ] [ -a pxldir ] [-f n] [-t n]
- [-m n] dvifile[.dvi]
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- DDEESSCCRRIIPPTTIIOONN
- This program converts a DVI file to PostScript, and writes
- the result to standard output. The result requires a small
- amount of PostScript source to precede it to the printer,
- before it can be successfully printed.
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- AARRGGUUMMEENNTTSS
- --pp - _d_o _n_o_t _p_r_e_l_o_a_d _f_o_n_t _i_n_f_o_r_m_a_t_i_o_n. Occasionally
- there may be insufficent memory to hold the
- information about all of the fonts in the sys-
- tem. Portions of the document may be converted
- by including the -p option on the command line.
- This will prevent the preloading of all fonts
- into the system and instead use demand loading
- of the font tables.
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- --ss - _t_u_r_n _o_n _p_r_i_n_t_i_n_g _o_f _s_t_a_t_i_s_t_i_c_s. Some versions
- of dvi2ps will optionally print statistics about
- font usage and some other information that is
- generally only interesting to developers. On
- these systems, -s turns on the statistics print-
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- --rr - _s_t_a_c_k _p_a_g_e_s _i_n _r_e_v_e_r_s_e _o_r_d_e_r. Normally, the
- DVI pages are processed in reverse order, with
- the result that they are stacked in the correct
- order in the output tray. This option reverses
- that.
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- --aa _p_x_l_d_i_r - _s_p_e_c_i_f_y _d_i_f_f_e_r_e_n_t _a_r_e_a _f_o_r _P_X_L _f_i_l_e_s. Speci-
- fying ``--aa _p_x_l_d_i_r'' causes directory _p_x_l_d_i_r'' to
- be searched for all PPXXLL files, instead of the
- default directory.
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- --ff _n Specify a starting page number (this is a TeX
- page number,
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- --tt _n Specify an ending page number.
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- --mm[_0_h_1_2_3_4] Specify a magstep to use to print the document.
- This overrides whatever might be in the DVI
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- --mm _n Specify a magnification to use to print the
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- magic numbers 1000, 1095, 1200, 1440, 1728, but
- no checking is done. Note: if your site does
- not have the complete set of 300 dpi fonts, this
- option might be disabled.
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- NNOOTTEESS
- TeX output (.dvi files) can be printed directly to most
- printers using the standard _l_p_r(_1) interface, with the --dd
- option to inform it that you are printing a .dvi file.
- _D_v_i_2_p_s is the converter used for PostScript printers inter-
- nally by the line printer daemon, so it (along with the pro-
- logue file) must be installed on the host which spools for
- the printer.
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- Not all fonts are available in the resolution needed to
- display on the laser printer; when a missing font is
- encountered, _d_v_i_2_p_s will continue to process your dvi file,
- and and will log a warning message. Gaps will appear in the
- document where the missing characters should have been.
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- It can take up to 60 seconds for the first page to be out-
- put. After a head of steam has been built up, it can roll
- along at 5-10 seconds per page.
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- PostScript and TranScript are trademarks of Adobe Systems,
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- FFIILLEESS
- *.dvi TeX DeVice Independent output
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- /usr/local/fonts/pixel TeX default font rasters
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- /usr/local/lib/ps/psdvi.pro PostScript header for the con-
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- SSEEEE AALLSSOO
- tex(l) lpr(1)
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- BBUUGGSS
- Probably too numerous to mention.
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- There is likely a limit to the size of documents that can be
- printed (at least, on the Apple LaserWriter). If you get
- VMerrors reported when printing, use the `-f' and `-t'
- options, to select a range of pages. The exact limit is
- unknown, but is probably well in excess of 50 pages for
- ``normal'' documents, decreasing with number of different
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- AAUUTTHHOORR((ss))
- Mark Senn wrote the early versions of this program for the
- BBN BitGraph. Stephan Bechtolsheim, Bob Brown, Richard
- Furuta, James Schaad and Robert Wells improved it. Norm
- Hutchinson ported the program to the Sun. Neal Holtz ported
- it to the Apollo, and then to produce PostScript. Local
- modifications were done by Van Jacobson of Lawerence Berke-
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