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pstopdf
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)