a2ps

(Updated 2000 Feb 14)

a2ps

a text-to-PostScript conversion program

Some general rules:

• • The full path for a2ps is /sware/Prlab/install/sgi/bin/a2ps

  • The executable is compiled for IRIX 6.3, so it will only work on Munich

  • Below is a partial list of a2ps functions. Type a2ps --help for the full listing.

  • a2ps will not bleed characters off the edge of a page, but may use mysterious combinations of font sizes and word-wrapping to do so

  • If you write the output to a file, a2ps will keep one would-be overwritten file with the filename ending with a tilda ('~')

  • Note that long flags have double-hyphens and sometimes an equals sign where short flags have single hyphens and no equal sign

  • More information can be found at http://www.inf.enst.fr/~demaille/a2ps/

General usage: a2ps -flags text_file(s)

Some useful flags:

Some examples: (Click on the command line to view a slightly cut-off, captured PostScript window)

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