Linux in a Nutshell, 6th 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.

-Dname=token, -dname=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.

-Dname, -dname

Define a name in systemdict with a null value.

-gnumber1xnumber2

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

-Idirectories

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

-q

Quiet startup.

-rnumber, -rnumber1xnumber2

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.

-Sname=string, -sname=string

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

Special names

-dDISKFONTS

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

-dNOBIND

Disable the bind operator. Useful only for debugging.

-dNOCACHE

Disable character caching. Useful only for debugging.

-dNODISPLAY

Suppress the normal initialization of the output device. May be useful when debugging. ...