m2ps(1) 						      General Commands Manual							   m2ps(1)

NAME

       m2ps - Converts text in Mule internal code to PostScript format

SYNOPSIS

       m2ps [options] <infile> outfile

OPTIONS

       Uses the specified file as a header for PostScript output.  The default header file is /usr/i18n/mule/lib/mule/$VERSION/etc/m2ps.ps.  Spec-
       ifies the resolution of the output device.  The default value is 300.  Specifies FontScale in points. The default value is  10.	 Specifies
       LinePitch  in points.  The default value is 14.	Specifies the number of lines on a page.  The default value is 56.  Specifies TopMargin in
       points.	The default value is 800.  Specifies LeftMargin in points.  The default value is 30.  Indicates that your PostScript  printer  has
       limited	memory.   Indicates  that your PostScript printer has a large memory.  This is the default.  Indicates A4 paper size.  This is the
       default.  Indicates US-LETTER paper size.  Shows the version number of m2ps software.  Uses the specified font server. Refer to the xfs(1X)
       referent  page for information about font servers.  Uses the specified path to find the bdf.tbl file that maps leading codes to their asso-
       ciated fonts. The default path is /usr/i18n/mule/lib/mule/$VERSION/etc/bdf.tbl.

OPERANDS

       Specifies the file containing text in mule *internal* code.  Specifies the file containing the output PostScript program.

DESCRIPTION

       The m2ps command converts text encoded in Mule internal code (called *internal*) to a PostScript file that can be printed.  To handle  text
       not  coded in *internal* code, you first have to convert the code to *internal*.  You can use the coco command to perform this code conver-
       sion.  Alternatively, you can run the any2ps program to do both jobs (convert the code to  *internal*  and  also  generate  the	PostScript
       file).

       Compaq's  implementation of the m2ps command is derived from software supplied by the Free Software Foundation. However, the original code,
       written by Ken'ichi Handa of the Electrotechnical Laboratory in Japan, uses BDF files that are available for public domain fonts. BDF files
       are  not  available  for  fonts	supplied with the Tru64 UNIX product. Therefore, the Compaq implementation of m2ps uses the X font server,
       along with a table (bdf.tbl), to obtain printing information.

       Each line of the bdf.tbl file maps a leading code value to a font name. A line contains 2 columns, separated by a colon (:), for the  lead-
       ing  code value and font name, respectively. You can modify the file if you want m2ps to use different fonts for one or more of the leading
       codes.

FILES

       PostScript header file Sample PostScript file created by m2ps.  The original file is in mule's documentation directory.	 Table	that  maps
       leading codes to font names.

SEE ALSO

       Commands: any2ps(1), coco(1), mule(1), xfs(1X)

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