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Operating Systems Linux Red Hat create pdf of text file help Post 302574168 by Corona688 on Wednesday 16th of November 2011 05:22:24 PM
Old 11-16-2011
Yes, 'convert' determines file type from extension, which is how it knows you want an adobe acrobat file just because you told it "whatever.pdf"
 

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PSTOPDF(1)							      ConTeXt								PSTOPDF(1)

NAME
pstopdf - convert EPS to PDF SYNOPSIS
pstopdf [ OPTION ... ] FILE [ ... ] DESCRIPTION
pstopdf converts EPS (encapsulated PostScript) to PDF. OPTIONS
--help Print usage and version information. --convert Convert EPS to PDF. This option is assumed if none is given. --method=string What method to use for bounding boxes when converting to PDF. Specify one of crop, bounded (the default), or raw. Older versions of ConTeXt used numerical methods (1, 2, or 3). --resolution=string The resolution to use when when converting to pdf. Specify one of low, normal, medium, high, printer, print, screen, ebook, or default. --request Handle exa request file. --watch Watch folders for conversions (untested). EXAMPLES
To make cow.pdf: pstopdf cow.eps or (one of several equivalents): pstopdf --convert cow.eps cow.pdf SEE ALSO
epstopdf(1), mptopdf(1), ps2pdf(1), texexec(1). ConTeXt wiki <http://www.contextgarden.net>. AUTHOR
This (incomplete) manual page was written by Sanjoy Mahajan <sanjoy@mit.edu>. It is in the public domain. pstopdf 2.0 December 2006 PSTOPDF(1)
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