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2	-	1	`.TH PS2PDF 1`
		2	`.SH NAME`
		3	`ps2pdf, pdf2ps \- convert between PostScript and PDF`
		4	`.SH SYNOPSIS`
		5	`.B ps2pdf`
		6	`[`
		7	`.I gs-options`
		8	`]`
		9	`[`
		10	`.I input-file`
		11	`[`
		12	`.I output-file`
		13	`]`
		14	`]`
		15	`.PP`
		16	`.B pdf2ps`
		17	`[`
		18	`.B -e`
		19	`]`
		20	`[`
		21	`.I gs-options`
		22	`]`
		23	`[`
		24	`.I input-file`
		25	`[`
		26	`.I output-file`
		27	`]`
		28	`]`
		29	`.SH DESCRIPTION`
		30	`.I Ps2pdf`
		31	`and`
		32	`.I pdf2ps`
		33	`convert from PostScript to PDF and back by invoking`
		34	`.IR gs (1).`
		35	`If`
		36	`.I output-file`
		37	`is not specified, they write to standard output.`
		38	`If neither`
		39	`.I input-file`
		40	`nor`
		41	`.I output-file`
		42	`is not specified, they read from standard input and write to standard output.`
		43	`.PP`
		44	`Under`
		45	`.BR -e ,`
		46	`.I pdf2ps`
		47	`emits Encapsulated Postscript (eps).`
		48	`.PP`
		49	`The`
		50	`.I gs-options`
		51	`are passed to Ghostscript unaltered.`
		52	`The most useful option to`
		53	`.I ps2pdf`
		54	`is`
		55	`.BR -dCompatibilityLevel=\fIlevel ,`
		56	`which sets the version of PDF to be written.`
		57	`The default is`
		58	`.BR 1.2 ;`
		59	`.B 1.3`
		60	`and`
		61	`.B 1.4`
		62	`are also possible.`
		63	`Similarly, the most useful option to`
		64	`.I pdf2ps`
		65	`is`
		66	`.BR -dLanguageLevel=\fIlevel ,`
		67	`which sets the version of PostScript to be written.`
		68	`The default is`
		69	`.BR 2 ;`
		70	`.B 1`
		71	`and`
		72	`.B 3`
		73	`are also possible.`
		74	`.PP`
		75	`.I Ps2pdf`
		76	`produces output competitive with`
		77	`Adobe Distiller in most cases, and it`
		78	`accepts all the embedded PDF-generation hints that Adobe Distiller does.`
		79	`.PP`
		80	`.I Pdf2ps`
		81	`produces a PostScript file containing one large bitmap`
		82	`per page. For a more direct and smaller translation,`
		83	`use Adobe Acrobat's`
		84	`.B -toPostScript`
		85	`command-line option.`
		86	`.SH SOURCE`
		87	`.B /rc/bin/ps2pdf`
		88	`.br`
		89	`.B /rc/bin/pdf2ps`
		90	`.SH SEE ALSO`
		91	`.IR gs (1)`
		92	`.SH BUGS`
		93	`.IR Gs 's`
		94	`.I pdfwrite`
		95	`sometimes emits bad PDF at the default level 1.2.`
		96	`Adding`
		97	`.BR '-dCompatibilityLevel=1.4'`
		98	`should cure it.`

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