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.TH TEXTPS 1
.\" $Id: textps.man,v 1.2 1992/02/01 12:38:45 jjc Exp $
.SH NAME
textps \- text to PostScript filter
.SH SYNOPSIS
.B textps
[
.BI \-c n
]
[
.BI \-l n
]
[
.BI \-m n
]
[
.BI \-t n
]
[
.BI \-v n
]
[
.I filename\|.\|.\|.
]
.SH DESCRIPTION
.B textps
is a simple text to PostScript filter.
It is usually invoked automatically by a spooler.
Input files can use ISO Latin-1.
Two or more identical overstruck characters are rendered using a bold font.
Tabs are assumed to be set every 8 character positions.
.B textps
is designed to produce good output with
.B lpr\ \-p
or
.BR pr\ |\ lpr ;
if you print unpaginated text,
you will need to increase the
.B \-t
option and decrease the
.B \-v
or
.B \-l
option.
.SH OPTIONS
The arguments for all options except
.B \-l
are floating-point numbers.
The argument for
.B \-l
must be a positive integer.
.TP
.BI \-c n
Use
.I n
characters to the inch.
.TP
.BI \-l n
Use
.I n
lines per page.
.TP
.BI \-m n
Use a left margin of
.I n
points.
.TP
.BI \-t n
Position the baseline of the first line of text
.I n
points below the top of the page.
.TP
.BI \-v n
Use a vertical spacing of
.I n
points.
.LP
The default behaviour is
.BR \-c12\ \-l66\ \-m18\ \-t8\ \-v12 .
.SH "SEE ALSO"
.BR psrev (1),
.BR lprps (8),
.BR psif (8)