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NAME

       a2ps - format files for printing on a PostScript printer

SYNOPSIS

       a2ps [OPTION]... [FILE]...

DESCRIPTION

       Convert  FILE(s)  or  standard input to PostScript.  By default, the output is sent to the
       default printer.  An output file may be specified with -o.

       Mandatory arguments to long options are mandatory for short  options  too.   Long  options
       marked with * require a yes/no argument, corresponding short options stand for `yes'.

   Tasks:
       --version
              display version

       --help display this help

       --guess
              report guessed types of FILES

       --which
              report the full path of library files named FILES

       --glob report the full path of library files matching FILES

       --list=defaults
              display default settings and parameters

       --list=TOPIC
              detailed  list  on  TOPIC (delegations, encodings, features, variables, media, ppd,
              printers, prologues, style-sheets, user-options)

       After having performed the task, exit successfully.  Detailed lists may provide additional
       help on specific features.

   Global:
       -q, --quiet, --silent
              be really quiet

       -v, --verbose[=LEVEL]
              set verbosity on, or to LEVEL

       -=, --user-option=OPTION
              use the user defined shortcut OPTION

       --debug
              enable debugging features

       -D, --define=KEY[:VALUE]
              unset variable KEY or set to VALUE

   Sheets:
       -M, --medium=NAME
              use output medium NAME

       -r, --landscape
              print in landscape mode

       -R, --portrait
              print in portrait mode

       --columns=NUM
              number of columns per sheet

       --rows=NUM
              number of rows per sheet

       --major=DIRECTION
              first fill (DIRECTION=) rows, or columns

       -1, -2, ..., -9
              predefined font sizes and layouts for 1.. 9 virtuals

       -A, --file-align=MODE
              align separate files according to MODE (fill, rank page, sheet, or a number)

       -j, --borders*
              print borders around columns

       --margin[=NUM]
              define an interior margin of size NUM

       The  options -1.. -9 affect several primitive parameters to set up predefined layouts with
       80 columns.  Therefore the order matters: `-R -f40 -2' is equivalent to `-2'.   To  modify
       the layout, use `-2Rf40', or compose primitive options (`--columns', `--font-size' etc.).

   Virtual pages:
       --line-numbers=NUM
              precede each NUM lines with its line number

       -C     alias for --line-numbers=5

       -f, --font-size=SIZE
              use font SIZE (float) for the body text

       -L, --lines-per-page=NUM
              scale the font to print NUM lines per virtual

       -l, --chars-per-line=NUM
              scale the font to print NUM columns per virtual

       -m, --catman
              process FILE as a man page (same as -L66)

       -T, --tabsize=NUM
              set tabulator size to NUM

       --non-printable-format=FMT specify how non-printable chars are printed

   Headings:
       -B, --no-header
              no page headers at all

       -b, --header[=TEXT]
              set page header

       -u, --underlay[=TEXT]
              print TEXT under every page

       --center-title[=TEXT]
              set page title to TITLE

       --left-title[=TEXT]
              set left and right page title to TEXT

       --right-title[=TEXT]

       --left-footer[=TEXT]
              set sheet footers to TEXT

       --footer[=TEXT]

       --right-footer[=TEXT]

       The TEXTs may use special escapes.

   Input:
       -a, --pages[=RANGE]
              select the pages to print

       -c, --truncate-lines*
              cut long lines

       -i, --interpret*
              interpret tab, bs and ff chars

       --end-of-line=TYPE
              specify the eol char (TYPE: r, n, nr, rn, any)

       -X, --encoding=NAME
              use input encoding NAME

       -t, --title=NAME
              set the name of the job

       --stdin=NAME
              set the name of the input file stdin

       --print-anyway*
              force binary printing

       -Z, --delegate*
              delegate files to another application

       --toc[=TEXT]
              generate a table of content

       When  delegations are enabled, a2ps may use other applications to handle the processing of
       files that should not be printed as raw information, e.g., HTML PostScript, PDF etc.

   Pretty-printing:
       -E, --pretty-print[=LANG]
              enable pretty-printing (set style to LANG)

       --highlight-level=LEVEL
              set pretty printing highlight LEVEL LEVEL can be none, normal or heavy

       -g     alias for --highlight-level=heavy

       --strip-level=NUM
              level of comments stripping

   Output:
       -o, --output=FILE
              leave output to file FILE.  If FILE is `-', leave output to stdout.

       --version-control=WORD
              override the usual version control

       --suffix=SUFFIX
              override the usual backup suffix

       -P, --printer=NAME
              send output to printer NAME

       -d     send output to the default printer (this is the default behavior)

   PostScript:
       --prologue=FILE
              include FILE.pro as PostScript prologue

       --ppd[=KEY]
              automatic PPD selection or set to KEY

       -n, --copies=NUM
              print NUM copies of each page

       -s, --sides=MODE
              set the duplex MODE (`1' or `simplex', `2' or `duplex', `tumble')

       -S, --setpagedevice=K[:V]
              pass a page device definition to output

       --statusdict=K[:[:]V]
              pass a statusdict definition to the output

       -k, --page-prefeed
              enable page prefeed

       -K, --no-page-prefeed
              disable page prefeed

       By default a2ps is tuned to do what you want to, so trust it.  To pretty print the content
       of the `src' directory and a table of content, and send the result to the printer `lw',

              $ a2ps -P lw --toc src/*

       To process the files `sample.ps' and `sample.html' and display the result,

              $ a2ps -P display sample.ps sample.html

       To process a mailbox in 4 up,

              $ a2ps -=mail -4 mailbox

       To print as a booklet on the default printer, which is Duplex capable,

              $ a2ps -=book paper.dvi.gz -d

       News, updates and documentation: visit http://www.gnu.org/software/a2ps/.

AUTHOR

       Written by Akim Demaille, Miguel Santana.

REPORTING BUGS

       Report bugs to <bug-a2ps@gnu.org>.

COPYRIGHT

       Copyright © 1988-1993 Miguel Santana
       Copyright © 1995-2000 Akim Demaille, Miguel Santana
       Copyright © 2007- Akim Demaille, Miguel Santana and Masayuki Hatta
       This  is  free software; see the source for copying conditions.  There is NO warranty; not
       even for MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.

SEE ALSO

       a2ps(1), card(1), fixps(1), pdiff(1), psset(1), texi2dvi4a2ps(1).

       The full documentation for a2ps is maintained as a Texinfo manual.  If the info  and  a2ps
       programs are properly installed at your site, the command

              info a2ps

       should give you access to the complete manual.