NAME

       pdftops  -  Portable  Document  Format  (PDF)  to  PostScript converter
       (version 3.01)

SYNOPSIS

       pdftops [options] [PDF-file [PS-file]]

DESCRIPTION

       Pdftops converts Portable Document Format (PDF) files to PostScript  so
       they can be printed.

       Pdftops reads the PDF file, PDF-file, and writes a PostScript file, PS-
       file.  If PS-file  is  not  specified,  pdftops  converts  file.pdf  to
       file.ps  (or  file.eps  with  the -eps option).  If PS-file is ´-’, the
       PostScript is sent to stdout.

CONFIGURATION FILE

       Pdftops reads a configuration file at startup.  It first tries to  find
       the  user’s  private config file, ~/.xpdfrc.  If that doesn’t exist, it
       looks  for  a  system-wide  config  file,  /etc/xpdf/xpdfrc.   See  the
       xpdfrc(5) man page for details.

OPTIONS

       Many  of  the  following  options  can  be  set with configuration file
       commands.  These are listed in square brackets with the description  of
       the corresponding command line option.

       -f number
              Specifies the first page to print.

       -l number
              Specifies the last page to print.

       -level1
              Generate  Level  1  PostScript.   The resulting PostScript files
              will be significantly larger (if they contain images), but  will
              print  on  Level  1  printers.  This also converts all images to
              black and white.  No more  than  one  of  the  PostScript  level
              options  (-level1,  -level1sep,  -level2,  -level2sep,  -level3,
              -level3Sep) may be given.  [config file: psLevel]

       -level1sep
              Generate Level 1 separable PostScript.  All colors are converted
              to  CMYK.   Images are written with separate stream data for the
              four components.  [config file: psLevel]

       -level2
              Generate Level 2 PostScript.  Level 2 supports color images  and
              image  compression.  This is the default setting.  [config file:
              psLevel]

       -level2sep
              Generate Level 2 separable PostScript.  All colors are converted
              to  CMYK.   The  PostScript  separation convention operators are
              used to handle custom (spot) colors.  [config file: psLevel]

       -level3
              Generate Level 3 PostScript.  This enables all Level 2  features
              plus CID font embedding.  [config file: psLevel]

       -level3Sep
              Generate  Level 3 separable PostScript.  The separation handling
              is the same as for -level2Sep.  [config file: psLevel]

       -eps   Generate an Encapsulated PostScript (EPS)  file.   An  EPS  file
              contains a single image, so if you use this option with a multi-
              page PDF file, you must use -f and -l to specify a single  page.
              No more than one of the mode options (-eps, -form) may be given.

       -form  Generate a PostScript form which can  be  imported  by  software
              that  understands  forms.   A form contains a single page, so if
              you use this option with a multi-page PDF file, you must use  -f
              and  -l  to specify a single page.  The -level1 option cannot be
              used with -form.

       -opi   Generate OPI comments for all images and forms  which  have  OPI
              information.   (This  option  is  only  available if pdftops was
              compiled with OPI support.)  [config file: psOPI]

       -noembt1
              By default, any Type 1 fonts which are embedded in the PDF  file
              are copied into the PostScript file.  This option causes pdftops
              to  substitute  base  fonts  instead.    Embedded   fonts   make
              PostScript  files  larger,  but  may  be  necessary for readable
              output.  [config file: psEmbedType1Fonts]

       -noembtt
              By default, any TrueType fonts which are  embedded  in  the  PDF
              file  are  copied  into the PostScript file.  This option causes
              pdftops to substitute base fonts instead.  Embedded  fonts  make
              PostScript  files  larger,  but  may  be  necessary for readable
              output.  Also, some PostScript interpreters do not have TrueType
              rasterizers.  [config file: psEmbedTrueTypeFonts]

       -noembcidps
              By  default,  any CID PostScript fonts which are embedded in the
              PDF file are copied  into  the  PostScript  file.   This  option
              disables  that  embedding.  No attempt is made to substitute for
              non-embedded    CID    PostScript    fonts.     [config    file:
              psEmbedCIDPostScriptFonts]

       -noembcidtt
              By default, any CID TrueType fonts which are embedded in the PDF
              file are copied into the PostScript file.  This option  disables
              that  embedding.   No  attempt  is  made  to substitute for non-
              embedded     CID     TrueType     fonts.      [config      file:
              psEmbedCIDTrueTypeFonts]

       -paper size
              Set  the  paper size to one of "letter", "legal", "A4", or "A3".
              This can also be set to "match", which will set the  paper  size
              to  match  the  size  specified  in the PDF file.  [config file:
              psPaperSize]

       -paperw size
              Set the paper width, in points.  [config file: psPaperSize]

       -paperh size
              Set the paper height, in points.  [config file: psPaperSize]

       -nocrop
              By default, output is cropped to the CropBox  specified  in  the
              PDF file.  This option disables cropping.  [config file: psCrop]

       -expand
              Expand PDF pages smaller than the paper to fill the  paper.   By
              default,   these   pages   are   not   scaled.    [config  file:
              psExpandSmaller]

       -noshrink
              Don’t scale PDF pages which  are  larger  than  the  paper.   By
              default, pages larger than the paper are shrunk to fit.  [config
              file: psShrinkLarger]

       -nocenter
              By default, PDF pages smaller than the paper (after any scaling)
              are  centered  on  the  paper.   This  option  causes them to be
              aligned to the lower-left corner of the paper instead.   [config
              file: psCenter]

       -pagecrop
              Treat  the  CropBox  as  the  PDF  page  size.   By default, the
              MediaBox is used as the page size.

       -duplex
              Set the Duplex pagedevice entry in the  PostScript  file.   This
              tells  duplex-capable  printers  to  enable  duplexing.  [config
              file: psDuplex]

       -opw password
              Specify the owner password for the  PDF  file.   Providing  this
              will bypass all security restrictions.

       -upw password
              Specify the user password for the PDF file.

       -q     Don’t print any messages or errors.  [config file: errQuiet]

       -cfg config-file
              Read config-file in place of ~/.xpdfrc or the system-wide config
              file.

       -v     Print copyright and version information.

       -h     Print usage information.  (-help and --help are equivalent.)

EXIT CODES

       The Xpdf tools use the following exit codes:

       0      No error.

       1      Error opening a PDF file.

       2      Error opening an output file.

       3      Error related to PDF permissions.

       99     Other error.

AUTHOR

       The pdftops software and documentation are copyright 1996-2005 Glyph  &
       Cog, LLC.

SEE ALSO

       xpdf(1),    pdftotext(1),    pdfinfo(1),    pdffonts(1),   pdftoppm(1),
       pdfimages(1), xpdfrc(5)
       http://www.foolabs.com/xpdf/

                                17 August 2005                      pdftops(1)