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<b><tt>.ps</tt></b> files distributed with Ghostscript
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<h2>Table of contents</h2>
<blockquote><ul>
<li><a href="#General">Generally used system files</a>
<li><a href="#Obscure">More obscure system files</a>
<li><a href="#PDF_specific">PDF-specific system files</a>
<li><a href="#DPS_specific">Display PostScript-specific system files</a>
<li><a href="#Art">Art and examples</a>
<li><a href="#Utilities">Utilities</a>
<li><a href="#Development_tools">Development tools</a>
<li><a href="#Miscellany">Odds and ends</a>
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<p>For other information, see the <a href="Readme.htm">Ghostscript
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<h1><a name="General"></a>Generally used system files</h1>
<p>
These files are found in the <b><tt>lib</tt></b> subdirectory of
the Ghostscript source distribution.
<dl>
<dt><b><tt>gs_*_e.ps</tt></b>
<dd>These files define the Encodings known to Ghostscript. All of them
except <b><tt>gs_std_e.ps</tt></b> and <b><tt>gs_il1_e.ps</tt></b> are
loaded only if referred to.
</dl>
<dl>
<dt><b><tt>gs_btokn.ps</tt></b>
<dd><b><tt>gs_init.ps</tt></b> reads this in if the <b><tt>btoken</tt></b>
feature is included in the configuration. It provides support for binary
tokens.
</dl>
<dl>
<dt><b><tt>gs_ccfnt.ps</tt></b>
<dd><b><tt>gs_init.ps</tt></b> reads this in if the <b><tt>ccfonts</tt></b>
feature is included in the configuration. It provides support for compiled
fonts.
</dl>
<dl>
<dt><b><tt>gs_cff.ps</tt></b>
<dd>Load CFF (compressed) fonts.
</dl>
<dl>
<dt><b><tt>gs_cidfn.ps</tt></b>
<dd><b><tt>ProcSet</tt></b> for implementing <b><tt>CIDFont</tt></b> and
<b><tt>CIDMap</tt></b> resources.
</dl>
<dl>
<dt><b><tt>gs_cmap.ps</tt></b>
<dd><b><tt>ProcSet</tt></b> for implementing <b><tt>CMap</tt></b> resources.
</dl>
<dl>
<dt><b><tt>gs_epsf.ps</tt></b>
<dd>Allow the interpreter to recognize DOS EPSF file headers, and skip to the
PostScript section of the file.
</dl>
<dl>
<dt><b><tt>gs_fonts.ps</tt></b>
<dd><b><tt>gs_init.ps</tt></b> reads this in. It initializes Ghostscript's
font machinery and provides some utility procedures that work with fonts.
</dl>
<dl>
<dt><b><tt>gs_frsd.ps</tt></b>
<dd>Support for the PostScript LanguageLevel 3
<b><tt>ReusableStreamDecode</tt></b> filter.
</dl>
<dl>
<dt><b><tt>gs_init.ps</tt></b>
<dd>Ghostscript reads this automatically when it starts up. It contains
definitions of many standard procedures and initialization for a wide
variety of things.
</dl>
<dl>
<dt><b><tt>gs_lev2.ps</tt></b>
<dd><b><tt>gs_init.ps</tt></b> reads this in if the Ghostscript interpreter
includes Level 2 PostScript functions. It contains definitions of
procedures and miscellaneous initialization for the Level 2 functions.
</dl>
<dl>
<dt><b><tt>gs_ll3.ps</tt></b>
<dd>Initialize PostScript LanguageLevel 3 functions.
</dl>
<dl>
<dt><b><tt>gs_res.ps</tt></b>
<dd><b><tt>gs_init.ps</tt></b> reads this in if the Level 2 resource
machinery is included. Currently, this is the case for all Level 2
configurations.
</dl>
<dl>
<dt><b><tt>gs_setpd.ps</tt></b>
<dd>Implementation of the <b><tt>setpagedevice</tt></b> operator.
</dl>
<dl>
<dt><b><tt>gs_statd.ps</tt></b>
<dd><b><tt>gs_init.ps</tt></b> reads this in. It creates a dummy
<b><tt>statusdict</tt></b> and some other environmental odds and ends for
the benefit of PostScript files that really want to be printed on a
LaserWriter.
</dl>
<dl>
<dt><b><tt>gs_trap.ps</tt></b>
<dd>Stub support for the PostScript LanguageLevel 3 "In-RIP trapping"
feature.
</dl>
<dl>
<dt><b><tt>gs_ttf.ps</tt></b>
<dd>Support code for direct use of TrueType fonts.
</dl>
<dl>
<dt><b><tt>gs_typ32.ps</tt></b>
<dd>Initialization file for Type 32 fonts.
</dl>
<dl>
<dt><b><tt>gs_typ42.ps</tt></b>
<dd>Support code for Type 42 fonts (TrueType font in a PostScript "wrapper").
</dl>
<dl>
<dt><b><tt>gs_type1.ps</tt></b>
<dd><b><tt>gs_init.ps</tt></b> reads this in if the Ghostscript interpreter
includes Type 1 font capability (which it normally does).
</dl>
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<h1><a name="Obscure"></a>More obscure system files</h1>
<p>
These files are found in the <b><tt>lib</tt></b> subdirectory of
the Ghostscript source distribution.
<dl>
<dt><b><tt>font2c.ps</tt></b>
<dd>Convert a PostScript Type 0 or Type 1 font to C code that can be compiled
and linked into Ghostscript; see the documentation on fonts for <a
href="Fonts.htm#Precompiling">how to do this</a>.
</dl>
<dl>
<dt><b><tt>gs_cmdl.ps</tt></b>
<dd>This file is not used yet. Eventually it will replace C code that
parses the Ghostscript command line.
</dl>
<dl>
<dt><b><tt>gs_diskf.ps</tt></b>
<dd>This file implements the <b><tt>-dDISKFONTS</tt></b> feature
(<b><tt>diskfont.dev</tt></b>). See the the usage documentation for <a
href="Use.htm#DISKFONTS">a description of this feature</a>.
</dl>
<dl>
<dt><b><tt>gs_kanji.ps</tt></b>
<dd>This file provides support for the Wadalab free Kanji font. It is not
included automatically in any configuration.
</dl>
<dl>
<dt><b><tt>gs_pdfwr.ps</tt></b>
<dd>This file contains some patches for providing information to the
<b><tt>pdfwrite</tt></b> driver. It is included only if the
<b><tt>pdfwrite</tt></b> driver is included.
</dl>
<dl>
<dt><b><tt>gs_pfile.ps</tt></b>
<dd>This file provides runtime support for packed fonts. It is not
included automatically in any configuration.
</dl>
<dl>
<dt><b><tt>stcolor.ps</tt></b>
<dd>Configure the (Epson) <b><tt>stcolor</tt></b> driver
</dl>
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<h1><a name="PDF_specific"></a>PDF-specific system files</h1>
<p>
These files are found in the <b><tt>lib</tt></b> subdirectory of
the Ghostscript source distribution.
<dl>
<dt><b><tt>gs_l2img.ps</tt></b>
<dd>The <b><tt>ProcSet</tt></b> that emulates the PostScript Level 2
"<b><tt>image</tt></b>" operator on Level 1 systems.
</dl>
<dl>
<dt><b><tt>pdf_base.ps</tt></b>
<dd>Utilities for interpreting PDF objects and streams.
</dl>
<dl>
<dt><b><tt>pdf_draw.ps</tt></b>
<dd>The interpreter for drawing-related PDF operations.
</dl>
<dl>
<dt><b><tt>pdf_font.ps</tt></b>
<dd>Code for handling fonts in PDF files.
</dl>
<dl>
<dt><b><tt>pdf_main.ps</tt></b>
<dd>Document- and page-level control for interpreting PDF files.
</dl>
<dl>
<dt><b><tt>pdf_ops.ps</tt></b>
<dd>Definitions for most of the PDF operators.
</dl>
<dl>
<dt><b><tt>pdf_sec.ps</tt></b>
<dd>Stubs for the PDF security (encryption) code.
</dl>
<dl>
<dt><b><tt>pdfopt.ps</tt></b>
<dd>A PDF linearizer ("optimizer").
</dl>
<dl>
<dt><b><tt>pdfwrite.ps</tt></b>
<dd>Support for writing PDF files. Currently used only by the linearizer,
but potentially useful for other kinds of PDF-processing utilities.
</dl>
<hr>
<h1><a name="DPS_specific"></a>Display PostScript-specific system files</h1>
<p>
These files are found in the <b><tt>lib</tt></b> subdirectory of
the Ghostscript source distribution.
<dl>
<dt><b><tt>gs_dpnxt.ps</tt></b>
<dd>NeXT Display PostScript extensions.
</dl>
<dl>
<dt><b><tt>gs_dps1.ps, gs_dps2.ps</tt></b>
<dd><b><tt>gs_init.ps</tt></b> reads these in if the <b><tt>dps</tt></b>
feature is included in the configuration. It provides support for various
Display PostScript and Level 2 features.
</dl>
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<h1><a name="Art"></a>Art and examples</h1>
<p>
These files are found in the <b><tt>examples</tt></b> subdirectory of
the Ghostscript source distribution.
<dl>
<dt><b><tt>alphabet.ps</tt></b>
<dd>Print a sample alphabet at several different sizes.
</dl>
<dl>
<dt><b><tt>annots.pdf</tt></b>
<dd>A sample file with a wide variety of PDF "annotations".
</dl>
<dl>
<dt><b><tt>cheq.ps</tt></b>
<dd>A chessboard "font" used by chess.ps (obtained from Adobe).
</dl>
<dl>
<dt><b><tt>chess.ps</tt></b>
<dd>A black-and-white chessboard.
</dl>
<dl>
<dt><b><tt>colorcir.ps</tt></b>
<dd>A set of nested ellipses made up of colored bars.
</dl>
<dl>
<dt><b><tt>escher.ps</tt></b>
<dd>A colored version of a hexagonally symmetric Escher drawing of
interlocking butterflies. Can be printed on monochrome devices, with
somewhat less dramatic results.
</dl>
<dl>
<dt><b><tt>golfer.ps</tt></b>
<dd>A gray-scale picture of a stylishly dressed woman swinging a golf club.
</dl>
<dl>
<dt><b><tt>grayalph.ps</tt></b>
<dd>Grayscaled text test pattern.
</dl>
<dl>
<dt><b><tt>ridt91.eps</tt></b>
<dd>The RIDT '91 logo. Note that since this is an EPS file, you will have
to add "<b><tt>-c showpage</tt></b>" at the end of the command line to
print it or convert it to a raster file.
</dl>
<dl>
<dt><b><tt>snowflak.ps</tt></b>
<dd>A rectangular grid of intricate colored snowflakes. (May render very
slowly.)
</dl>
<dl>
<dt><b><tt>tiger.ps</tt></b>
<dd>A dramatic colored picture of a tiger's head.
</dl>
<dl>
<dt><b><tt>vasarely.ps</tt></b>
<dd>Colored rectangles and ellipses inspired by Victor Vasarely's experiments
with tilting circles and squares.
</dl>
<hr>
<h1><a name="Utilities"></a>Utilities</h1>
<p>
For more information on these utility programs, see the comments at the
beginnings of the files. The ones marked (*) have batch files or shell
scripts of the same name (like <b><tt>bdftops</tt></b> and
<b><tt>bdftops.bat</tt></b>) to invoke them conveniently.
<p>
These files are found in the <b><tt>lib</tt></b> subdirectory of
the Ghostscript source distribution.
<dl>
<dt><b><tt>align.ps</tt></b>
<dd>A test page for determining the proper margin and offset parameters for
your printer.
</dl>
<dl>
<dt><b><tt>bdftops.ps *</tt></b>
<dd>A utility for converting BDF fonts to outline form: see the <a
href="Fonts.htm">documentation on fonts</a>.
</dl>
<dl>
<dt><b><tt>bench.ps</tt></b>
<dd>A file useful for running benchmarks.
</dl>
<dl>
<dt><b><tt>caption.ps</tt></b>
<dd>A file for putting a caption in a box at the bottom of each page,
useful for trade show demos.
</dl>
<dl>
<dt><b><tt>cid2code.ps</tt></b>
<dd>A utility for creating maps from CIDs to Unicode, useful when
substituting a TrueType font for an Adobe font.
</dl>
<dl>
<dt><b><tt>docie.ps</tt></b>
<dd>An emulation of the CIE color mapping algorithms.
</dl>
<dl>
<dt><b><tt>errpage.ps</tt></b>
<dd>A file that you can put in front of your own files to make Ghostscript
(or a PostScript printer) produce an informative error page if something
goes wrong during the processing of your file(s).
</dl>
<dl>
<dt><b><tt>font2pcl.ps</tt></b>
<dd>A utility to write a font as a PCL bitmap font.
</dl>
<dl>
<dt><b><tt>gslp.ps *</tt></b>
<dd>A utility for doing "line printing" of plain text files.
</dl>
<dl>
<dt><b><tt>gsnup.ps</tt></b>
<dd>A file that you can concatenate in front of (very well-behaved)
PostScript files to do N-up printing. It is deliberately simple and naive:
for more generality, use <b><tt>psnup</tt></b> (which, however, requires DSC
comments).
</dl>
<dl>
<dt><b><tt>jispaper.ps</tt></b>
<dd>A file that makes the <b><tt>b0</tt></b> through <b><tt>b6</tt></b>
procedures refer to JIS B paper sizes rather than ISO B.
</dl>
<dl>
<dt><b><tt>impath.ps</tt></b>
<dd>A utility for reconstructing outlines from bitmap images, used by
<b><tt>bdftops</tt></b>.
</dl>
<dl>
<dt><b><tt>landscap.ps</tt></b>
<dd>A file that you can put in front of your own files to get them rendered
in landscape mode.
</dl>
<dl>
<dt><b><tt>level1.ps</tt></b>
<dd>A file that turns off any Level 2 features.
</dl>
<dl>
<dt><b><tt>packfile.ps</tt></b>
<dd>A utility for compressing fonts into a single file.
</dl>
<dl>
<dt><b><tt>pdf2dsc.ps</tt></b>
<dd>A utility to read a PDF file and produce a DSC "index" file.
</dl>
<dl>
<dt><b><tt>pf2afm.ps *</tt></b>
<dd>A utility for producing AFM files from PFA, PFB, and optionally PFM
files.
</dl>
<dl>
<dt><b><tt>prfont.ps</tt></b>
<dd>A utility to print a font catalog.
</dl>
<dl>
<dt><b><tt>printafm.ps</tt></b>
<dd>A utility to print an AFM file on standard output.
</dl>
<dl>
<dt><b><tt>ps2ai.ps</tt></b>
<dd>A utility for converting an arbitrary PostScript file into a form
compatible with Adobe Illustrator. NOTE: <b><tt>ps2ai</tt></b> doesn't
work properly with Adobe's Helvetica-Oblique font, and other fonts whose
original <b><tt>FontMatrix</tt></b> involves skewing or rotation.
</dl>
<dl>
<dt><b><tt>ps2ascii.ps *</tt></b>
<dd>A utility for extracting the ASCII text from PostScript source files.
It redefines many operators. For more information, see the comments in the
file.
</dl>
<dl>
<dt><b><tt>ps2epsi.ps *</tt></b>
<dd>A utility for converting an arbitrary PostScript file into EPSI form.
</dl>
<dl>
<dt><b><tt>quit.ps</tt></b>
<dd>A file containing just the word "<b><tt>quit</tt></b>". (The
<b><tt>-c</tt></b> switch now makes this unnecessary; this file exists for
backward compatibility.)
</dl>
<dl>
<dt><b><tt>rollconv.ps</tt></b>
<dd>A utility for converting files produced by Macromedia's
<b><tt>Rollup</tt></b> program to a Type 0 form directly usable by
Ghostscript.
</dl>
<dl>
<dt><b><tt>showpage.ps</tt></b>
<dd>A file containing just the word "<b><tt>showpage</tt></b>". (The
<b><tt>-c</tt></b> switch now makes this unnecessary; this file exists for
backward compatibility.)
</dl>
<dl>
<dt><b><tt>stocht.ps</tt></b>
<dd>A file that installs the StochasticDefault halftone as the default,
which may improve output quality on inkjet printers. See the file for more
information.
</dl>
<dl>
<dt><b><tt>viewcmyk.ps</tt></b>
<dd>A utility for displaying CMYK files.
</dl>
<dl>
<dt><b><tt>viewgif.ps</tt></b>
<dd>A utility for displaying GIF files.
</dl>
<dl>
<dt><b><tt>viewjpeg.ps</tt></b>
<dd>A utility for displaying JPEG files.
</dl>
<dl>
<dt><b><tt>viewmiff.ps</tt></b>
<dd>A utility for displaying MIFF files.
</dl>
<dl>
<dt><b><tt>viewpbm.ps</tt></b>
<dd>A utility for displaying PBM/PGM/PPM files.
</dl>
<dl>
<dt><b><tt>viewpcx.ps</tt></b>
<dd>A utility for displaying PCX files.
</dl>
<dl>
<dt><b><tt>waterfal.ps</tt></b>
<dd>A utility to print a "waterfall" of fonts at different sizes.
</dl>
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<h1><a name="Development_tools"></a>Development tools</h1>
<p>
These files are found in the <b><tt>lib</tt></b> subdirectory of
the Ghostscript source distribution.
<dl>
<dt><b><tt>acctest.ps</tt></b>
<dd>A utility that checks whether the interpreter enforces access
restrictions.
</dl>
<dl>
<dt><b><tt>decrypt.ps</tt></b>
<dd>A utility for decrypting the <b><tt>eexec</tt></b> section of a font.
</dl>
<dl>
<dt><b><tt>image-qa.ps</tt></b>
<dd>A comprehensive test of the image display operators.
</dl>
<dl>
<dt><b><tt>markpath.ps</tt></b>
<dd>A utility for showing the points on a path.
</dl>
<dl>
<dt><b><tt>pcharstr.ps</tt></b>
<dd>A utility for printing out the <b><tt>CharStrings</tt></b> and
<b><tt>Subrs</tt></b> in a Type 1 font.
</dl>
<dl>
<dt><b><tt>ppath.ps</tt></b>
<dd>A couple of utilities for printing out the current path, for debugging.
</dl>
<dl>
<dt><b><tt>traceimg.ps</tt></b>
<dd>Trace the data supplied to the <b><tt>image</tt></b> operator.
</dl>
<dl>
<dt><b><tt>traceop.ps</tt></b>
<dd>A utility for tracing uses of any procedure or operator for debugging.
</dl>
<dl>
<dt><b><tt>type1enc.ps</tt></b>
<dd>The Type 1 font format encryption and decryption algorithms, written in
PostScript.
</dl>
<dl>
<dt><b><tt>uninfo.ps</tt></b>
<dd>Some utilities for printing out PostScript data structures.
</dl>
<dl>
<dt><b><tt>unprot.ps</tt></b>
<dd>A prologue to disable access checking.
</dl>
<dl>
<dt><b><tt>viewps2a.ps</tt></b>
<dd>A utility for displaying the output of <b><tt>ps2ascii.ps</tt></b>.
</dl>
<dl>
<dt><b><tt>wftopfa.ps</tt></b>
<dd>Convert a Wadalab (Japanese) base font to <b><tt>.PFA</tt></b> (or
<b><tt>.PFB</tt></b>) format.
</dl>
<dl>
<dt><b><tt>winmaps.ps</tt></b>
<dd>A utility for creating mappings between the Adobe encodings and the
Microsoft Windows character sets.
</dl>
<dl>
<dt><b><tt>wrfont.ps</tt></b>
<dd>A utility for writing out an unprotected Type 1 font, such as the
standard Ghostscript fonts.
</dl>
<dl>
<dt><b><tt>zeroline.ps</tt></b>
<dd>A utility for testing how interpreters handle zero-width lines.
</dl>
<hr>
<h1><a name="Miscellany"></a>Odds and ends</h1>
<p>
These files are found in the <b><tt>lib</tt></b> subdirectory of
the Ghostscript source distribution.
<dl>
<dt><b><tt>lines.ps</tt></b>
<dd>A test program for line joins and caps.
</dl>
<dl>
<dt><b><tt>markhint.ps</tt></b>
<dd>Draw the hints for a Type 1 font.
</dl>
<dl>
<dt><b><tt>showchar.ps</tt></b>
<dd>Show a character's outline and rasterized forms.
</dl>
<dl>
<dt><b><tt>stcinfo.ps</tt></b>
<dd>Print and show parameters of the (Epson) <b><tt>stcolor</tt></b> driver.
</dl>
<dl>
<dt><b><tt>type1ops.ps</tt></b>
<dd>The Type 1 font format opcodes.
</dl>
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<p>Copyright © 1996, 2000 Aladdin Enterprises. All rights reserved.
<p>This file is part of AFPL Ghostscript. See the
<a href="Public.htm">Aladdin Free Public License</a> (the "License") for
full details of the terms of using, copying, modifying, and redistributing
AFPL Ghostscript.
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Ghostscript version 6.50, 2 December 2000
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