Manual page for ENSCRIPT(1)
enscript - convert text files to POSTSCRIPT format for printing
SYNOPSIS
enscript
[
-BcGghlmoqRr2
] [
-vcolumns
] [
-Llines
] [
-ffont
] [
-Fhfont
] [
-bheader
] [
-pout
] [
-ssize
] [
-Sfeature=value
] [
-Tcharacters
] [
spoolopts
] [
files
]
DESCRIPTION
enscript
reads in plain text files, converts them to POSTSCRIPT format, and spools them for
printing on a POSTSCRIPT printer. Fonts, headings, limited formatting
options and spooling options may be specified.
For example:
-
enscript -Paleph boring.txt
prints a copy of the file called boring.txt on the printer called
aleph.
-
enscript -2r boring.c
prints a two-up landscape listing of the file called boring.c on
the default printer (see below).
Font specifications have two parts:
A font name as known to POSTSCRIPT (e.g., Times-Roman, Times-BoldItalic
Helvetica, Courier), and a point size (1 point=1/72 inch - 8 point
is a good small font). So Courier-Bold8 is 8 point Courier Bold,
Helvetica12 is 12 point Helvetica.
The environment variable ENSCRIPT may be used to specify defaults. The
value of ENSCRIPT is parsed as a string of arguments
before
the arguments
that appear on the command line. For example "ENSCRIPT='-fTimes-Roman8'"
sets your default body font to 8 point Times Roman.
The possible options are:
- -1
-
set in
1
column. One column is the default.
- -2
-
set in
2
columns.
- -vcolumns
-
output is set in
columns
number of columns. This is an extension of the
-2
switch.
- -r
-
rotate the output 90 degrees (landscape mode).
This is good for output that requires a wide page or for program listings
when used in conjunction with -2.
"enscript -2r files" is a nice way to get program listings.
- -R
-
don't rotate, also known as portrait mode (the default).
- -G
-
print in gaudy mode: causes page headings, dates, page numbers to be printed
in a flashy style, at some slight performance expense.
- -l
-
simulate a line printer: make pages 66 lines long and omit headers.
- -B
-
omit page headings.
- -c
-
Truncate ("cut") lines that are longer than the page width.
Normally, long lines are wrapped around to the following line on the page.
- -bheader
-
sets the string to be used for page headings to
header.
The default header is constructed from the file name, its last
modification date, and a page number.
- -Llines
-
set the maximum number of lines to output on a page.
Enscript
usually computes how many to put on a page based on point size,
and may put fewer per page than requested by
lines.
- -ffont
-
sets the font to be used for the body of each page.
Defaults to Courier10, unless two column rotated mode is used, in which case
it defaults to Courier7.
- -Fhfont
-
sets the font to be used for page headings.
Defaults to Courier-Bold10.
- -pout
-
causes the POSTSCRIPT file to be written to the named file rather than
being spooled for printing. As a special case,
-p
-
will send the POSTSCRIPT to the standard output.
- -g
-
causes the fact that a file is garbage to be ignored. Normally, any file
with more than a small number of non-printing characters is suspected of
being garbage, and not printed - this option means "print it anyway."
- -o
-
If
enscript
cannot find characters in a font, the missing characters are listed.
- -q
-
causes
enscript
to be quiet about what it is doing.
Enscript
won't report about pages, destination, omitted characters, etc.
Fatal errors are still reported to the standard error output.
- -h
-
suppress printing of job burst page.
- -ssize
-
chooses a paper size for printing. This size must match one of the
*PaperSize keywords in the PostScript Printer Description file, such as
Letter, Legal, or A4.
- -Sfeature=value
-
chooses a printer feature, such as manual feed or duplex. If
value
is omitted, a value of true is assumed. These features must match a
keyword in the PostScript Printer Description file. For example,
"enscript -S ManualFeed" turns on manual feed.
- -T characters
-
sets the width of a tab to be "characters" number of characters. This is
especially useful when printing with a variable width font, to get columns
to line up correctly.
In 4.3bsd systems, the following spooler options are also recognized:
- -P printer
-
causes the output to be sent to the named printer.
- -# n
-
causes
n
copies of the output to be produced. The default is one.
- -m
-
causes the printer daemon to send mail upon job completion.
- -J name
-
sets the job name for use on the burst page. Otherwise, the name of the
first input file will be used.
- -C class
-
set the job classification for use on the burst page.
In System V, the following spooler options are also recognized:
- -t title
-
sets job title for use on the burst page.
- -d dest
-
causes the output to be sent to the named printer or printer
class, unless
file
is specified; in which case, the printer name is used to access the
printer's PPD file for information, and the output is written to
the specified file instead of being spooled for printing.
- -n n
-
causes
n
copies of the output to be produced. The default is one.
- -w or -m
-
causes the printer daemon to write or send mail upon job completion.
ENVIRONMENT
- ENSCRIPT
-
string of options to be used by
enscript.
- PSLIBDIR
-
path name of a directory to use instead of /usr/lib/transcript
for enscript prologue and font metric files.
- PSTEMPDIR
-
path name of temporary directory to use instead of /tmp
for spooled temporary files.
- PRINTER (4.3bsd)
-
the name of a printer (as in the
-P
option) for
lpr
to use. If no
-P
option is specified,
lpr
will use this printer. If neither
-P
nor PRINTER is set,
enscript
will spool to a printer named ``PostScript''.
- LPDEST (System V)
-
the name of a printer (as in the
-d
option) for
lp
to use. If no
-d
option is specified,
lp
will use this printer. If neither
-d
nor LPDEST is set,
enscript
will spool to a printer class named ``PostScript''.
FILES
- /usr/lib/transcript/*.afm
-
font metrics files.
- /usr/lib/transcript/enscript.pro
-
prologue for enscript files.
SEE ALSO
pr(1), transcript(1), psfonts(1), ps630(1).
4.3bsd: lpr(1), lpq(1), lprm(1).
System V: lp(1), cancel(1), lpstat(1).
DIAGNOSTICS
Should be self explanatory.
AUTHOR
Adobe Systems Incorporated
Gaudy mode by Guy Riddle of AT&T Bell Laboratories
BUGS
Enscript
generates temporary files which are spooled for printing. The temporary file
names are used by the spooling software (e.g.,
lpq),
rather than the symbolic job name passed to
lpr.
There are too many options.
NOTES
POSTSCRIPT is a trademark of Adobe Systems Incorporated.
Times and Helvetica are registered trademarks of Linotype.
Created by unroff & hp-tools.
© somebody (See intro for details). All Rights Reserved.
Last modified 11/5/97
