Computing Resources in ESCI
Unix Software: Document Processing: Ghostscript
Description
Ghostscript is a free interpreter for PostScript and Adobe's
Portable Document Format (PDF). It allows the viewing,
conversion, and printing of files in these formats even on systems
and printers that do not natively support either format.
Location
/usr/site/gs
Commands
gs - run the main
Ghostscript interpreter.
pdf2dsc -
generate a PostScript page list of a PDF document.
pdf2ps - PDF to
PostScript translator.
ps2ascii -
translate from PostScript or PDF to ASCII.
ps2epsi -
translate from PostScript to "Conforming Encapsulated PostScript".
ps2pdf -
PostScript to PDF translator.
ps2ps - a
"distiller" for PostScript. Cleans up complicated files,
resulting in (sometimes) faster and more standardized version .
Documentation
GS new user's
guide
Other GhostScript docs
See Also
Questions? Comments? Please contact Mary Cochran.