NAME

       ppdfilt - insert printer specific code into a PS job.

SYNOPSIS

       ppdfilt  [-p|--ppd ppdfilename ] [-c|--copies num ] [-o|-Z|--options option:value ] [-4|--4up] [-2|--2up]
       [-n|--nup numpages ] [-D] [-d [ Tumble | NoTumble ]] [ file ]
       ppdfilt [-V|--version]
       ppdfilt [-?|--help]

DESCRIPTION

       ppdfilt is designed to be a flexible command used by either users or  within  a  print  filter.   ppdfilt
       processes  a  Postscript  file to add commands that implement the options as specified in a  PPD file; it
       outputs then the result on standard out.  By default ppdfilt will read a Postscript file from  stdin  and
       it will fetch the ppd specified in the PPD environmental variable.

OPTIONS

       -? or --help
              Print out a brief help message and then exit.

       -2 or --2up
              Print  at the document in such a way that every page is rotated 90 degress and then shrunk down to
              50 percent so that two pages of information fit on one piece of paper.

       -4 or --4up
              Print at the document in such a way that every page is  shrunk down to 25  percent  so  that  four
              pages of information fit on one piece of paper.

       -c or --copies
              Specify the number of copies that are printed.

       -d or --duplex [Tumble or NoTumble]
              If  the  printer is so equipped. Print on both sides of the piece of paper. There are two kinds of
              duplexing depending on which edge you are going to bind the  document.  The  default  is  NoTumble
              which  is  most appropriate for portrait printing where you are going to bind along the long edge.
              Tumble is more appropriate when you are printing landscape and binding along the long edge.

       -D or --duplex-tumble
              If the printer is so equipped. Print on both sides of the piece of paper  such  that  if  you  are
              printing  landscape  and  binding along the long edge or if your are printing portrait and binding
              along the short edge, the pages will appear right side up.

       -p or --ppd ppdfilename
              Specify the ppd filename rather than use the one specified in the environmental variable PPD.

       -o or -Z or --option option:value
              This argument allows you the flexibility to specify all the options available in the PPD  file  as
              well as the special non-ppd options listed below. You may have as many "-o" options on the command
              line as you like. You may have also multiple "option:value" pairs separated by commas in one "-o".

       -V or --version
              Print out the version number and exit.

NON PPD OPTIONS

       Most options are specified in the PPD files. However,  there  are  some  options  which  are  built  into
       pstops/ppdfilt  program  for convience. An example of this is Nup which is implemented without the use of
       any device specific code from the PPD file. (The default is listed in all caps.)

       page-ranges: lower-upper
              There is one page range that you can set. This limits the number of pages that are printed to  the
              ones between the lower and upper.

       page-set: odd | even | ALL
              This allows you to specify printing either odd or even pages only.

       Collate: true | FALSE
              When  printing  multiple  copies. Collate the copies such that all the pages from one document are
              grouped together with the printout.

       OutputOrder: FORWARD | reverse

       number-up: 1 | 2 | 4
              The default for this option is 1. This selects if the document is printed normally, half size with
              two pages per sheet of pager, or quarter size with four pages per sheet of paper.

       gamma: value
              Set the gamma of the print job.

       brightness: value
              Set the brightness of the print job.

REPORTING BUGS

       https://sourceforge.net/bugs/?group_id=1658

                                                   22 May 2000                                        ppdfilt(1)