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- #!/bin/sh
- # $Id: ps2ascii,v 1.3 2001/06/22 16:09:22 lpd Exp $
- # Extract ASCII text from a PostScript file. Usage:
- # ps2ascii [infile.ps [outfile.txt]]
- # If outfile is omitted, output goes to stdout.
- # If both infile and outfile are omitted, ps2ascii acts as a filter,
- # reading from stdin and writing on stdout.
-
- trap "rm -f _temp_.err _temp_.out" 0 1 2 15
-
- OPTIONS="-q -dNODISPLAY -dSAFER -dNOBIND -dWRITESYSTEMDICT -dSIMPLE"
- if ( test $# -eq 0 ) then
- gs $OPTIONS -c save -f ps2ascii.ps - -c quit
- elif ( test $# -eq 1 ) then
- gs $OPTIONS -c save -f ps2ascii.ps "$1" -c quit
- else
- gs $OPTIONS -c save -f ps2ascii.ps "$1" -c quit >"$2"
- fi
-