Linux in a Nutshell, Fourth Edition

Name

gs

Synopsis

                  gs [options] [files]

GhostScript, an interpreter for Adobe Systems’ PostScript and PDF (Portable Document Format) languages. Used for document processing. With - in place of files, standard input is used.

Options

-- filename arg1 ...

Take the next argument as a filename, but use all remaining arguments to define ARGUMENTS in userdict (not systemdict) as an array of those strings before running the file.

-g number1 x number2

Specify width and height of device; intended for systems like the X Window System.

-q

Quiet startup.

-r number, -r number1 x number2

Specify X and Y resolutions (for the benefit of devices, such as printers, that support multiple X and Y resolutions). If only one number is given, it is used for both X and Y resolutions.

-D name = token, -d name = token

Define a name in systemdict with the given definition. The token must be exactly one token (as defined by the token operator) and must not contain any whitespace.

-D name, -d name

Define a name in systemdict with a null value.

-I directories

Add the designated list of directories at the head of the search path for library files.

-S name = string, -s name = string

Define a name in systemdict with a given string as value.

Special names

-dDISKFONTS

Causes individual character outlines to be loaded from the disk the first time they are encountered.

-dNOBIND

Disables the bind operator. Useful only for debugging.

-dNOCACHE

Disables character caching. Useful only for debugging.

-dNODISPLAY

Suppresses the normal ...