m2ps(1)m2ps(1)NAMEm2ps - Converts text in Mule internal code to PostScript format
SYNOPSISm2ps [options] <infile> outfile
OPTIONS
Uses the specified file as a header for PostScript output. The default
header file is /usr/i18n/mule/lib/mule/$VERSION/etc/m2ps.ps. Specifies
the resolution of the output device. The default value is 300. Speci‐
fies FontScale in points. The default value is 10. Specifies LinePitch
in points. The default value is 14. Specifies the number of lines on
a page. The default value is 56. Specifies TopMargin in points. The
default value is 800. Specifies LeftMargin in points. The default
value is 30. Indicates that your PostScript printer has limited mem‐
ory. Indicates that your PostScript printer has a large memory. This
is the default. Indicates A4 paper size. This is the default. Indi‐
cates US-LETTER paper size. Shows the version number of m2ps software.
Uses the specified font server. Refer to the xfs(1X) referent page for
information about font servers. Uses the specified path to find the
bdf.tbl file that maps leading codes to their associated fonts. The
default path is /usr/i18n/mule/lib/mule/$VERSION/etc/bdf.tbl.
OPERANDS
Specifies the file containing text in mule *internal* code. Specifies
the file containing the output PostScript program.
DESCRIPTION
The m2ps command converts text encoded in Mule internal code (called
*internal*) to a PostScript file that can be printed. To handle text
not coded in *internal* code, you first have to convert the code to
*internal*. You can use the coco command to perform this code conver‐
sion. Alternatively, you can run the any2ps program to do both jobs
(convert the code to *internal* and also generate the PostScript file).
Our implementation of the m2ps command is derived from software sup‐
plied by the Free Software Foundation. However, the original code,
written by Ken'ichi Handa of the Electrotechnical Laboratory in Japan,
uses BDF files that are available for public domain fonts. BDF files
are not available for fonts supplied with the Tru64 UNIX product.
Therefore, our implementation of m2ps uses the X font server, along
with a table (bdf.tbl), to obtain printing information.
Each line of the bdf.tbl file maps a leading code value to a font name.
A line contains 2 columns, separated by a colon (:), for the leading
code value and font name, respectively. You can modify the file if you
want m2ps to use different fonts for one or more of the leading codes.
FILES
PostScript header file Sample PostScript file created by m2ps. The
original file is in mule's documentation directory. Table that maps
leading codes to font names.
SEE ALSO
Commands: any2ps(1), coco(1), mule(1), xfs(1X)m2ps(1)