ps2pdf(1)

PS2PDF(1)                  Ghostscript                  PS2PDF(1)

NAME

     ps2pdf - Convert PostScript to PDF using ghostscript
     ps2pdf12 - Convert  PostScript  to  PDF 1.2  (Acrobat 3-and-
     later compatible) using ghostscript
     ps2pdf13 - Convert  PostScript  to  PDF 1.3  (Acrobat 4-and-
     later compatible) using ghostscript

SYNOPSIS

     ps2pdf  [options...] {input.[e]ps|-} [output.pdf|-]
     ps2pdf12  [options...] {input.[e]ps|-} [output.pdf|-]
     ps2pdf13  [options...] {input.[e]ps|-} [output.pdf|-]

DESCRIPTION

     The ps2pdf scripts are work-alikes for nearly all the  func-
     tionality  (but  not  the user interface) of Adobe's Acrobat
     Distiller product: they convert PostScript files to Portable
     Document Format (PDF) files.

     The three scripts differ as follows:

     -    ps2pdf12 will always produce PDF  1.2  output  (Acrobat
          3-and-later compatible).

     -    ps2pdf13 will always produce PDF  1.3  output  (Acrobat
          4-and-later compatible).

     -    ps2pdf per se currently produces PDF 1.2 output  (Acro-
          bat  3-and-later  compatible). However, this may change
          in the future. If  you  care  about  the  compatibility
          level  of  the output, use ps2pdf12 or ps2pdf13, or use
          the -dCompatibility=1.x switch in the command line.

     There are some limitations in ps2pdf's conversion.  See  the
     HTML documentation for more information.

SEE ALSO

     gs(1), ps2pdfwr(1),
     Ps2pdf.htm in the Ghostscript documentation

VERSION

     This document was last revised for Ghostscript version 7.07.

AUTHOR

     L. Peter Deutsch <ghost@aladdin.com> is the principal author
     of  Ghostscript.   Russell  J. Lang <rjl@aladdin.com> is the
     author of most of the MS Windows code in Ghostscript.   This
     manpage by George Ferguson.

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