Name
gs
Synopsis
gs [options
] [files
]
GhostScript, an interpreter for Adobe Systems’ PostScript and PDF (Portable Document Format) languages. Used for document processing. With - in place of files, standard input is used.
Options
- -- filename arg1 ...
Take the next argument as a filename, but use all remaining arguments to define ARGUMENTS in userdict (not systemdict) as an array of those strings before running the file.
- -g number1 x number2
Specify width and height of device; intended for systems like the X Window System.
- -q
Quiet startup.
- -r number, -r number1 x number2
Specify X and Y resolutions (for the benefit of devices, such as printers, that support multiple X and Y resolutions). If only one number is given, it is used for both X and Y resolutions.
- -D name = token, -d name = token
Define a name in systemdict with the given definition. The token must be exactly one token (as defined by the token operator) and must not contain any whitespace.
- -D name, -d name
Define a name in systemdict with a null value.
- -I directories
Add the designated list of directories at the head of the search path for library files.
- -S name = string, -s name = string
Define a name in systemdict with a given string as value.
Special names
- -dDISKFONTS
Causes individual character outlines to be loaded from the disk the first time they are encountered.
- -dNOBIND
Disables the bind operator. Useful only for debugging.
- -dNOCACHE
Disables character caching. Useful only for debugging.
- -dNODISPLAY
Suppresses the normal ...
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