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NAME

       pdftops - Portable Document Format (PDF) to PostScript converter (version 2.01)

SYNOPSIS

       pdftops [options] [PDF-file [PS-file]]

DESCRIPTION

       Pdftops converts Portable Document Format (PDF) files to PostScript so they can be printed.

       Pdftops	reads  the  PDF  file, PDF-file, and writes a PostScript file, PS-file.  If PS-file is not specified, pdftops converts file.pdf to
       file.ps (or file.eps with the -eps option).  If PS-file is '-', the PostScript is sent to stdout.

CONFIGURATION FILE

       Pdftops reads a configuration file at startup.  It first tries to find the user's private config file, ~/.xpdfrc.  If that  doesn't  exist,
       it  looks for a system-wide config file, typically /etc/xpdfrc (but this location can be changed when pdftops is built).  See the xpdfrc(5)
       man page for details.

OPTIONS

       Many of the following options can be set with configuration file commands.  These are listed in square brackets with the description of the
       corresponding command line option.

       -f number
	      Specifies the first page to print.

       -l number
	      Specifies the last page to print.

       -level1
	      Generate	Level  1 PostScript.  The resulting PostScript files will be significantly larger (if they contain images), but will print
	      on Level 1 printers.  This also converts all images to black and white.  No more than one of the PostScript level options  (-level1,
	      -level1sep, -level2, -level2sep, -level3, -level3Sep) may be given.  [config file: psLevel]

       -level1sep
	      Generate Level 1 separable PostScript.  All colors are converted to CMYK.  Images are written with separate stream data for the four
	      components.  [config file: psLevel]

       -level2
	      Generate Level 2 PostScript.  Level 2 supports color images and image compression.  This is  the	default  setting.   [config  file:
	      psLevel]

       -level2sep
	      Generate	Level  2 separable PostScript.	All colors are converted to CMYK.  The PostScript separation convention operators are used
	      to handle custom (spot) colors.  [config file: psLevel]

       -level3
	      Generate Level 3 PostScript.  This enables all Level 2 features plus CID font embedding.	[config file: psLevel]

       -level3Sep
	      Generate Level 3 separable PostScript.  The separation handling is the same as for -level2Sep.  [config file: psLevel]

       -eps   Generate an Encapsulated PostScript (EPS) file.  An EPS file contains a single image, so if you use this option  with  a	multi-page
	      PDF file, you must use -f and -l to specify a single page.  No more than one of the mode options (-eps, -form) may be given.

       -form  Generate	a  PostScript form which can be imported by software that understands forms.  A form contains a single page, so if you use
	      this option with a multi-page PDF file, you must use -f and -l to specify a single page.	The -level1 option  cannot  be	used  with
	      -form.

       -opi   Generate	OPI  comments for all images and forms which have OPI information.  (This option is only available if pdftops was compiled
	      with OPI support.)  [config file: psOPI]

       -noembt1
	      By default, any Type 1 fonts which are embedded in the PDF file are copied into the PostScript file.  This option causes pdftops	to
	      substitute  base	fonts  instead.   Embedded  fonts make PostScript files larger, but may be necessary for readable output.  [config
	      file: psEmbedType1Fonts]

       -noembtt
	      By default, any TrueType fonts which are embedded in the PDF file are copied into the PostScript file.  This option  causes  pdftops
	      to  substitute  base  fonts  instead.  Embedded fonts make PostScript files larger, but may be necessary for readable output.  Also,
	      some PostScript interpreters do not have TrueType rasterizers.  [config file: psEmbedTrueTypeFonts]

       -noembcidps
	      By default, any CID PostScript fonts which are embedded in the PDF file are copied into the PostScript file.  This  option  disables
	      that embedding.  No attempt is made to substitute for non-embedded CID PostScript fonts.	[config file: psEmbedCIDPostScriptFonts]

       -noembcidtt
	      By  default,  any  CID  TrueType fonts which are embedded in the PDF file are copied into the PostScript file.  This option disables
	      that embedding.  No attempt is made to substitute for non-embedded CID TrueType fonts.  [config file: psEmbedCIDTrueTypeFonts]

       -paper size
	      Set the paper size to one of "letter", "legal", "A4", or "A3".  [config file: psPaperSize]

       -paperw size
	      Set the paper width, in points.  [config file: psPaperSize]

       -paperh size
	      Set the paper height, in points.	[config file: psPaperSize]

       -duplex
	      Set the Duplex pagedevice entry in the PostScript file.  This tells duplex-capable printers  to  enable  duplexing.   [config  file:
	      psDuplex]

       -opw password
	      Specify the owner password for the PDF file.  Providing this will bypass all security restrictions.

       -upw password
	      Specify the user password for the PDF file.

       -q     Don't print any messages or errors.  [config file: errQuiet]

       -cfg config-file
	      Read config-file in place of ~/.xpdfrc or the system-wide config file.

       -v     Print copyright and version information.

       -h     Print usage information.	(-help and --help are equivalent.)

EXIT CODES

       The Xpdf tools use the following exit codes:

       0      No error.

       1      Error opening a PDF file.

       2      Error opening an output file.

       3      Error related to PDF permissions.

       99     Other error.

AUTHOR

       The pdftops software and documentation are copyright 1996-2002 Glyph & Cog, LLC.

SEE ALSO

       xpdf(1), pdftotext(1), pdfinfo(1), pdffonts(1), pdftopbm(1), pdfimages(1), xpdfrc(5)
       http://www.foolabs.com/xpdf/

								 05 December 2002							pdftops(1)