pdftops(man) manual page

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## Name

pdftops - Portable Document Format (PDF) to PostScript converter (version 0.7a)

## 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. If PS-file is `-', the PostScript is sent to stdout.

The generated PostScript is Level 2. This means it will not work on old printers which only support Level 1 PostScript.

## Options

-fnumber
Specifies the first page to print.

-lnumber
  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.
-noemb
  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.
-h
  Print usage information. (-help is equivalent.)

## Bugs

This is a beta release of pdftops, and there are still a bunch of PDF features which I have yet to implement.

## Author

The pdftops software and documentation are copyright 1996-1998 Derek B. Noonburg (derekn@aimnet.com).

## See Also

xpdf(1) , pdftotext(1)
http://www.aimnet.com/~derekn/xpdf/

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