PS2PDF(1) Ghostscript PS2PDF(1) NNAAMMEE ps2pdf - Convert PostScript to PDF using ghostscript ps2pdf12 - Convert PostScript to PDF 1.2 (Acrobat 3-and-later compati- ble) using ghostscript ps2pdf13 - Convert PostScript to PDF 1.3 (Acrobat 4-and-later compati- ble) using ghostscript SSYYNNOOPPSSIISS ppss22ppddff [options...] {input.[e]ps|-} [output.pdf|-] ppss22ppddff1122 [options...] {input.[e]ps|-} [output.pdf|-] ppss22ppddff1133 [options...] {input.[e]ps|-} [output.pdf|-] DDEESSCCRRIIPPTTIIOONN The ppss22ppddff scripts are work-alikes for nearly all the functionality (but not the user interface) of Adobe’s Acrobat(TM) Distiller(TM) prod- uct: they convert PostScript files to Portable Document Format (PDF) files. If the output filename is not specified, the output is placed is a file of the same name with a ’.pdf’ extension. Either the input filename or the output filename can be ’-’ to request reading from stdin or writing to stdout, respectively, when used as a filter. The three scripts differ as follows: - ppss22ppddff1122 will always produce PDF 1.2 output (Acrobat 3-and-later compatible). - ppss22ppddff1133 will always produce PDF 1.3 output (Acrobat 4-and-later compatible). - ppss22ppddff per se currently produces PDF 1.4 output. However, this may change in the future. If you care about the compatibility level of the output, use ppss22ppddff1122 or ppss22ppddff1133, or use the --ddCCoomm-- ppaattiibbiilliittyy==11..xx switch in the command line. There are some limitations in ppss22ppddff’s conversion. See the HTML docu- mentation for more information. A large number of Adobe Distiller(TM) parameters which can be used to control the conversion are also docu- mented there, including instructions for generating PDF/X and PDF/A documents. OOPPTTIIOONNSS The ppss22ppddff scripts use the same options as gs(1). EEXXAAMMPPLLEESS Converting a figure.ps to figure.pdf: ppss22ppddff _f_i_g_u_r_e_._p_s A conversion with more specifics: ppss22ppddff -dPDFSETTINGS=/prepress _f_i_g_u_r_e_._p_s _p_r_o_o_f_._p_d_f Converting as part of a pipe: mmaakkee__rreeppoorrtt..ppll -t ps | ppss22ppddff -dCompatibility=1.3 - - | llpprr SSEEEE AALLSSOO gs(1), ps2pdfwr(1), Ps2pdf.htm in the Ghostscript documentation BBUUGGSS See http://bugs.ghostscript.com/ and the Usenet news group comp.lang.postscript. VVEERRSSIIOONN This document was last revised for Ghostscript version 8.70. AAUUTTHHOORR Artifex Software, Inc. are the primary maintainers of Ghostscript. This manpage by George Ferguson. 8.70 31 July 2009 PS2PDF(1)