NAME    [Toc]    [Back]

       pdftops	- Portable Document Format (PDF) to PostScript converter (version
 1.00)

SYNOPSIS    [Toc]    [Back]

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

DESCRIPTION    [Toc]    [Back]

       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    [Toc]    [Back]

       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  /usr/local/etc/xpdfrc
       (but  this  location  can  be  changed when pdftops is built).  See the
       xpdfrc(5) man page for details.

OPTIONS    [Toc]    [Back]

       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.   The default behavior is to generate Level 2
	      PostScript.  In particular, Level 2 supports  color  images  and
	      image  compression.   No	more  than one of the PostScript level
	      options (-level1, -level1sep, -level2sep) 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]

       -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]

       -eps   Generate	an  Encapsulated  PostScript  (EPS) file.  An EPS file
	      contains a single image, so if you use this option with a multipage
  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]

       -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.)

BUGS    [Toc]    [Back]

       No support for Type 3 fonts.

AUTHOR    [Toc]    [Back]

       The pdftops software and documentation are copyright 1996-2002 Derek B.
       Noonburg ([email protected]).

SEE ALSO    [Toc]    [Back]

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



				  01 Feb 2002			    pdftops(1)