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Prepare files for PostScript-compatible printer

pprrppss [_o_p_t_i_o_n_s] [_f_i_l_e ... ]

pprrppss  invokes  a   driver  for  a  PostScript-compatible  device,
typically a  printer such as  an Apple LaserWriter  or a Hewlett-
Packard  LaserJet with  a PostScript  cartridge.  It  generates a
PostScript program  listing each input _f_i_l_e and  writes it to the
standard output.   If no _f_i_l_e  is given, pprrppss  reads the standard
input.

The PostScript  output program  generates a sequence  of standard
8.5 by  11-inch pages, each  containing a header  line (filename,
current time  and date, and page number) and  a box that encloses
the  text  of  _f_i_l_e. The  default  output  typeface is  ten-point
Courier.

The most common  use of pprrppss is to print  output via /ddeevv/hhpp. For
example, the command


        prps file.c file.doc | hpr -B


pipes  the  output from  pprrppss  into hhpprr  (the  print spooler  for
/ddeevv/hhpp) to generate a listing of ffiillee.cc and ffiillee.ddoocc.

pprrppss recognizes the following options:

-bb   Suppress  the  box around  the  page text.   If  the box  is
     present, PostScript clips  text that would extend beyond its
     right border.

-hh   Suppress the header line.

-nn_n_a_m_e
     Use _n_a_m_e in place of the file name in the header line.

-ll   Generate   ``landscape''-format   output.    pprrppss   normally
     generates output  pages in ``portrait''  format (upright 8.5
     by  11 inches).   The -ll  option  generates output  pages in
     landscape format (11 by 8.5) instead.  This option is useful
     for files with long lines.

-ll22  Generate landscape-format output pages that each contain two
     side-by-side ``pages''  of text.  This format  is useful for
     saving  paper, especially  when used  with  a small  size of
     type.

-ii_n  Indent the left margin by an additional _n characters.

-tt_N  Set  tab  stops  at every  _N  characters.   The default  tab
     setting is eight.



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-_p_t_s_i_z_e
     Change the size of  type to _p_t_s_i_z_e points.  By default, pprrppss
     sets its output in ten-point type.  This yields 64 lines per
     normal  output page,  46 lines in  landscape format,  and 52
     lines per  half page in -ll22 format.   (Note that a ``point''
     is one twelfth  of a pica, which in turn  is one sixth of an
     inch; thus,  there are 72 points in  an inch.) By specifying
     the _p_t_s_i_z_e on  its command line, you can tell  pprrppss to use a
     different size  of type.  For example, -88  tells pprrppss to use
     eight-point type.

-pp_N  Print _N  lines of text  on each output page  (or half page).
     Note that the point size  determines how many lines fit on a
     page,  and lines  per  page determine  point  size.  If  you
     specify  both, pprrppss  will use  the  given values  unless the
     lines do not fit at the given point size.

+_N   Skip the first _N output pages.

***** Setting Fonts *****

pprrppss recognizes  the standard nnrrooffff  font specification sequences
and  translates them  into PostScript  font  specifications.  The
default  font is  Courier.   Because the  naming conventions  for
PostScipt fonts  are anything but uniform,  pprrppss appends a suffix
to the  fontname to designate  a Roman, boldface  and italic font
variety.  The default suffix is ` ' for Roman, ``-Bold'' for bold
and ``-Oblique'' for  italic.  These give the standard PostScript
names for the  Courier family, ``Courier'', ``Courier-Bold'', and
``Courier-Oblique''.

Option  -ff_f_o_n_t_n_a_m_e specifies  an alternative  _f_o_n_t_n_a_m_e.  Option -
FFss_X_s_u_f_f_i_x specifies an alternative font suffix, where _X is one of
the three characters  RRBBII  (for RRoman, BBold or IItalic) and _s_u_f_f_i_x
is the desired suffix.  For example, the option


        -fTimes -FsR-Roman -FsI-Italic


generates the  usual PostScript font names  for the Times family,
namely ``Times-Roman'', ``Times-Bold'', and ``Times-Italic''.

To  spare you  some  of this  grief,  a few  fonts have  built-in
abbreviations.   Option -FF_X,  where _X  is  one of  the characters
AABBHHNNPPSSTT, specifies a PostScript fontname as follows:


             -FFAA     AvantGarde
             -FFBB     Bookman
             -FFHH     Helvetica
             -FFNN     Helvetica-Narrow
             -FFPP     Palatino
             -FFSS     New Century Schoolbook
             -FFTT     Times


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These options also  set each suffix appropriately for the desired
font.   However, font  naming conventions  may differ  on various
PostScript  devices;  examine the  pprrppss  output  and your  device
documentation if problems occur.

***** See Also *****

ccoommmmaannddss, hhpp, hhpprr, pprr, nnrrooffff, pprriinntteerr















































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