psf(8) [redhat man page]
PSF(8) System Manager's Manual PSF(8) NAME
psf - PostScript filter SYNOPSIS
psf [ -n name ] [ -h host ] [ -w width ] [ -l length ] [ -i indent ] [ -c ] DESCRIPTION
psf is an lpd filter for PostScript printing. psf interprets the name it was called with to determine what filters to invoke. First, if the string ``pap'' appears anywhere in the name, psf invokes pap to talk to a printer via AppleTalk. Next, if the string ``rev'' appears, psf invokes psorder to reverse the pages of the job. Finally, if psf was called with a filter's name as the leading string, it invokes that filter. If there is no filter to run, psf examines the magic number of the input, and if the input is not PostScript, converts it to Post- Script. KLUDGE
In the default configuration, psf supports two kludges. The first causes psf to check its name for the letter `m'. If this letter is found and accounting is turned on, psf calls pap twice, once to get an initial page count and to print the job, and another time to get a final page count. This is a work-around for bugs in a variety of PAP implementions that cause printers to never properly close the PAP output file. A notable example is any printer by Hewlett-Packard. The second kludge causes psf to examine its name for the letter `w'. If this letter is found and accounting is turned on, psf calls pap with the -w flag. This flag causes pap to wait until the printer's status contains the string `idle'. Once this string is found, the job is printed as normal. This kludge is a work-around for printers, notably Hewlett-Packard's LaserJet IV, which will report a page count while a previous jobs is still printing. EXAMPLE
The sample printcap entry below invokes psf to print text files, PostScript files, troff's C/A/T output, and TeX's DVI output, to an AppleTalk connected LaserWriter Plus. Since the LaserWriter Plus stacks pages in descending order, we reverse the pages and print the burst page last. laser|lp|LaserWriter Plus on AppleTalk: :sd=/usr/spool/lpd/laser: :lp=/usr/spool/lpd/laser/null: :lf=/var/adm/lpd-errs:pw#80:hl: :of=/usr/lib/filters/ofpap: :if=/usr/lib/filters/ifpaprev: :tf=/usr/lib/filters/tfpaprev: :df=/usr/lib/filters/dfpaprev: Note that if the host in question spools to more than one AppleTalk printer, /dev/null should not be used for the lp capability. Instead, a null device should be created with mknod for each printer, as has been done above. Finally, there is a file in the spool directory, /var/spool/lpd/laser, called .paprc, which pap reads for the AppleTalk name of the printer. SEE ALSO
psorder(1), printcap(5), lpd(8), mknod(8), pap(8). netatalk 1.2 17 Dec 1991 PSF(8)
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PSF(1) General Commands Manual PSF(1) NAME
psf - PostScript filter SYNOPSIS
psf [-p] [-olist] [-#N] [-r] [-mmessage] [-land] [-upside] [-2] [-securityN[,message]] [-c] [-inputtrayN] [-outputtrayN] [-ips_ignore] [-ips_fit] [-ips_error] [-noreport] [-sort[N]] [-duplex] [-noduplex] [-tumble] [-selectstring] [-courierold] [-nondsc] [--] [file] ... DESCRIPTION
Psf can be used to change the behavior of a PostScript program. It uses the Adobe structuring conventions to perform operations like page selection, changing the page order, rotate pages, print multiple copies, use the printers secondary paper input, and the printing of a mes- sage across each page. The concatenated input files are assumed to form one PostScript program conforming to the PS-Adobe-2.0 structuring conventions. The output conforms to the same conventions. The -p option can be used to convert input files from text to PostScript before any further processing takes place. In all options with a variable part expressed by italics, except the -sort option, that variable part need not be part of the option argu- ment, but can be the next argument. For example: `psf -#1' and `psf -# 1' have the same effect. OPTIONS
-p This option is an exception in that the input files are treated as printable text and sent to psprint(1) before any further process- ing takes place. -olist Select the pages mentioned in the list, which has the same format as is used in troff(1) utilities. List is a comma separated list of page numbers (N) and ranges (N1-N2). The initial or trailing number of a range can be left unspecified. Neither the pages in the PostScript input, nor in the list need to be ordered. Example: -o-4,9,11-13,15- will cause the pages 1, 2, 3, 4, 9, 11, 12, 13, 15 and 16 of a 16 page document to be present in the out- put. -#N Causes N copies of each page to be printed. -r Reverse the page order. -mmessage Print the message diagonally across each page in point size 54 outline helvetica bold. -land Print each page in landscape mode. I.e. rotated 90 degrees. -upside Print each page upside down. Assumes upright A4. ___ -2 Each page produced by the options and input files described above is reduced by a factor /1/2. Each pair of consecutive pages is then printed side by side on a single page. -securityN[,message] This option uses an Oce specific PostScript operator that can be used allow printing of a document only if the printer receives se- curity code N at its console. If this code is not entered within 30 seconds the document will not be printed. N must be a number in the range 0 .. 99999999. The optional message will be displayed on the Oce console while it is waiting for the code to be en- tered. The default message is the user's login name. -c Use the secondary paperfeed mechanism. This means manualfeed on some machines and cassette on others. -inputtrayN Causes the input to be taken from inputtray N. The default input tray of most printers is set up by the system administrators. The -m may set the inputtray on some printers. -outputtrayN Causes the output to be placed in outputtray N. Most printers have output tray 0 as their default. -ips_ignore Causes the printer to ignore any request for unavailable page sizes. The printer or printer manager might warn when this feature is used. The results of using both this option and the -inputtray option are undefined. This option can only be used on printers with PostScript Level 2. -ips_fit Causes the printer to ignore any request for unavailable page sizes and scale the page images such that they fit on the printed pages. The page images from the input are centered on the printed pages. The printer or printer manager might warn when this fea- ture is used. The results of using both this option and the -inputtray option are undefined. This option can only be used on printers with PostScript Level 2. -ips_error Causes the printer to produce an error for unavailable page sizes and stop processing the rest of the job. This option can only be used on printers with PostScript Level 2. -noreport Disables warning for unusual medium requests, like unavailable page sizes. Can be used in combination with the ips options above to avoid warning messages from the printer. This option can only be used on printers with PostScript Level 2. -sort[N] This option is useful when multiple copies of one document are produced. On printers with this capability it places each copy in a separate output bin. The start output bin is the bin indicated by the -outputtray option. The default start output bin is 2. N indicates the maximum number of copies produced. The default is the number of copies indicated by the -# option. Blank space is not allowed between -sort and N. -duplex Causes the output to be printed in duplex mode. The default binding is as if the resultant pages are to be bound together with their leftmost edge. This is under the assumption that the input consist of PostScript in the default orientation. The -tumble op- tion can be used for alternative binding. -noduplex Some printers have duplex mode as their default. This option makes these printers produce a single page on each sheet of paper. -tumble This option is only useful with the -duplex option. It causes the `backside` pages to be flipped relative to the front side pages. -selectstring The string is placed in the PostScript input. If the statusdict dictionary exists in the PostScript interpreter, it will be present on top of the dictionary stack during the execution of string. -courierold A special feature that triggers use of Old Courier fonts on the Oce 9145. It has no effect on other printers. -nondsc Assume that the input does not obey the Structure Conventions and try to make the most of it. This is useful for output of packages like WordPerfect that do not produce proper PostScript. -- Indicates end of options. All following arguments are considered to be input file names. BUGS
Some options do not cooperate well when given on one command line. In that case it might be wise to split the twp operations into two sep- arate passes over the file. For example: "psf -2 | psf -upside" instead of "psf -2 -upside". FILES
/usr/local/lib/ProcSets/pagemess.proc the ProcSet for -m /usr/tmp/psf..N temporary files used for page reversal. SEE ALSO
psprint(1), lpr(1), devps(1) local PSF(1)