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psnup(1)


NAME

   psnup - multiple pages per sheet

SYNOPSIS

   psnup  [  -wwidth ] [ -hheight ] [ -ppaper ] [ -Wwidth ] [ -Hheight ] [
   -Ppaper ] [ -l ] [ -r ] [ -f ] [ -c ] [  -mmargin  ]  [  -bborder  ]  [
   -dlwidth ] [ -sscale ] [ -nup ] [ -q ] [ infile [ outfile ] ]

DESCRIPTION

   Psnup  puts  multiple  logical pages onto each physical sheet of paper.
   The input PostScript file should follow the Adobe Document  Structuring
   Conventions.

   The  -w option gives the paper width, and the -h option gives the paper
   height, normally specified in cm or in to convert  PostScript's  points
   (1/72  of an inch) to centimeters or inches.  The -p option can be used
   as an alternative, to set the paper size to a0, a1, a2, a3, a4, a5, b5,
   letter,  legal,  tabloid, statement, executive, folio, quarto or 10x14.
   The default paper  size  is  normally  a4,  but  on  a  Debian  system,
   /etc/papersize  is consulted.  The -W, -H, and -P options set the input
   paper size, if it is different from the output size. This makes it easy
   to impose pages of one size on a different size of paper.

   The  -l  option  should  be  used  for  pages  which  are  in landscape
   orientation (rotated 90 degrees anticlockwise). The -r option should be
   used  for  pages  which are in seascape orientation (rotated 90 degrees
   clockwise), and the -f option should be used for pages which  have  the
   width and height interchanged, but are not rotated.

   Psnup normally uses `row-major' layout, where adjacent pages are placed
   in rows across the paper.  The -c option changes the order to  `column-
   major', where successive pages are placed in columns down the paper.

   A  margin  to  leave around the whole page can be specified with the -m
   option. This is useful for sheets of  `thumbnail'  pages,  because  the
   normal  page  margins are reduced by putting multiple pages on a single
   sheet.

   The -b option is used to specify an additional margin around each  page
   on a sheet.

   The  -d  option  draws  a  line  around the border of each page, of the
   specified width.   If  the  lwidth  parameter  is  omitted,  a  default
   linewidth  of  1  point  is  assumed.  The linewidth is relative to the
   original page dimensions, i.e. it is scaled down with the rest  of  the
   page.

   The scale chosen by psnup can be overridden with the -s option. This is
   useful to merge pages which are already reduced.

   The -nup option selects the number of logical  pages  to  put  on  each
   sheet  of  paper. This can be any whole number; psnup tries to optimise
   the layout so that the minimum amount of  space  is  wasted.  If  psnup
   cannot  find a layout within its tolerance limit, it will abort with an
   error message. The alternative  form  i  nup  can  also  be  used,  for
   compatibility with other n-up programs.

   Psnup normally prints the page numbers of the pages re-arranged; the -q
   option suppresses this.

EXAMPLES

   The potential use of this utility is varied but one particular  use  is
   in  conjunction  with  psbook(1).  For example, using groff to create a
   PostScript document and lpr as the UNIX print spooler a typical command
   line might look like this:

   groff -Tps -ms file | psbook | psnup -2 | lpr

   Where  file is a 4 page document this command will result in a two page
   document printing two pages of file per page and  rearranges  the  page
   order  to  match  the  input pages 4 and 1 on the first output page and
   pages 2 then 3 of the input document on the second output page.

AUTHOR

   Copyright (C) Angus J. C. Duggan 1991-1995

SEE ALSO

   psbook(1), psselect(1), pstops(1), epsffit(1),  psnup(1),  psresize(1),
   psmerge(1),   fixscribeps(1),   getafm(1),   fixdlsrps(1),  fixfmps(1),
   fixpsditps(1),  fixpspps(1),   fixtpps(1),   fixwfwps(1),   fixwpps(1),
   fixwwps(1), extractres(1), includeres(1), showchar(1)

TRADEMARKS

   PostScript is a trademark of Adobe Systems Incorporated.

BUGS

   Psnup does not accept all DSC comments.

                    PSUtils Release 1 Patchlevel 17               PSNUP(1)



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