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NAME

       text2ps - convert text files to PostScript

SYNOPSIS

       text2ps [ options ] [ files ]

DESCRIPTION

       Text2ps  reads  the  input  files  (standard  input  if  none  are specified) and produces
       PostScript code which, when fed to a PostScript  printer,  will  print  the  files.   With
       text2ps  it is possible to select any font, point size and number of columns.  Options and
       files can be intermixed on the command line.  Options  are  effective  for  all  following
       files until they are overridden.

       Options

       Here  follows  a  list  of  options  that  text2ps recognizes.  Most numeric arguments are
       significant to one decimal place.  Options  are  evaluated  from  left  to  right.   Later
       options override earlier ones.

       -# n   Print n copies of each page.  (Default 1.)

       -c n   Print in n columns.  (Default 1.)

       -f font
              Print using font font.  (Default Courier.)

       -p n   Print with point size n.  (Default 9.)

       -v n   Use  a  vertical  spacing  of  n  points.  If the vertical spacing is set to 0, the
              spacing will be 1.2 times the point size.  (Default 0.)

       -l n   Print n lines per column.  When the line count is 0, print as many  lines  as  will
              fit.  (Default 0.)

       -r [p|l]
              Set  the  orientation  to either portrait mode (p) or landscape mode (l).  (Default
              p.)

       -b [+|-]
              Set page break mode.  An argument + will force new files to be always printed on  a
              new  page (this is the default).  After - new files will be put on the same page if
              there are still empty columns and the number of columns,  the  orientation  or  the
              number of copies didn't change.  New files always start new columns.  (Default -.)

       -mt n  The top margin is n points.  (Default 63.)

       -mb n  The bottom margin is n points.  (Default 63.)

       -ml n  The left margin is n points.  (Default 59.)

       -mr n  The right margin is n points.  (Default 59.)

       -mg n  The inter-column gap is n points.  (Default 25.)

       -t [+|-]
              If  the  argument  is  + the name of the file being printed will be printed on each
              page.  If the argument is - the file name will not be printed.  -t + implies -b +.

       -T text
              Print text as title on each page.  This implies -t - and -b +.  This option can  be
              switched off by specifying -t - or -t +.  (Default no title.)

       -F font
              Set the title font to font.  (Default Helvetica.)

       -P n   Set the title point size to n.  (Default 12.)

       -B n   Draw  borders around each page.  The number n specifies how to draw borders.  N can
              have any of the following values or-ed in:

              1      Draw a line along the left of the page.

              2      Draw a line along the bottom of the page.

              4      Draw a line along the right of the page.

              8      Draw a line along the top of the page.

              16     Draw a line between columns.  This line does not connect to the lines  along
                     the top or bottom.

              32     Draw  a  connecting line between the line between columns and the line along
                     the top.

              64     Draw a connecting line between the line between columns and the  line  along
                     the bottom.

              When n is 0, no border lines are drawn.  (Default no bordering lines.)

       -w n   Tab  stops  are  set every n spaces.  Set the width of the TAB character.  (Default
              8.)

       -1     Sets up options to print in one column in portrait mode with the Courier  font,  so
              that  you  get  66  lines  on a page.  Equivalent to specifying the options -c 1 -f
              Courier -p 9 -v 0 -r p -l 0 -mt 63 -mb 63 -ml 59 -mr 59.
              This is the default.

       -2     Sets up options to print in two columns in landscape mode with the Courier font, so
              that  you  get two 66-line columns on a page.  Equivalent to specifying the options
              -c 2 -f Courier -p 6 -v 0 -r l -l 0 -mt 63 -mb 63 -ml 59 -mr 59 -mg  25.   Together
              with the -1 option, this is probably the most useful option.

       The name - means standard input.

BUGS

       Too many options.

       There is no way to specify where the title will be placed.

       If  the  font  being used is not a constant width font and there are other characters than
       just tabs and spaces in front of a tab, the next character may not align properly.

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