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.