gs linux command

gs

gs [options] [files]

An interpreter for Adobe Systems' PostScript and PDF (Portable Document Format) languages; used for document processing. With - in place of files, standard input is used.

Options

-- filename arg1

Take the next argument as a filename, but use all remaining arguments to define ARGUMENTS in userdict (not systemdict) as an array of those strings, before running the file.

-gnumber1xnumber2

Specify width and height of device; intended for systems like the X Window System.

-q

Quiet startup.

-rnumber, -rnumber1xnumber2

Specify X and Y resolutions (for the benefit of devices, such as printers, that support multiple X and Y resolutions). If only one number is given, it is used for both X and Y resolutions.

-Dname=token, -dname=token

Define a name in systemdict with the given definition. The token must be exactly one token (as defined by the token operator) and must not contain any whitespace.

-Dname, -dname

Define a name in systemdict with a null value.

-Idirectories

Adds the designated list of directories at the head of the search path for library files.

-Sname=string, -sname=string

Define a name in systemdict with a given string as value.

Special names

-dDISKFONTS

Causes individual character outlines to be loaded from the disk the first time they are encountered.

-dNOBIND

Disables the bind operator. Useful only for debugging.

-dNOCACHE

Disables character caching. Useful only for debugging.

-dNODISPLAY

Suppresses the normal initialization of the output device. May be useful when debugging.

-dNOPAUSE

Disables the prompt and pause at the end of each page.

-dNOPLATFONTS

Disables the use of fonts supplied by the underlying platform (e.g., the X Window System).

-dSAFER

Disables the deletefile and renamefile operators and the ability to open files in any mode other than read-only.

-dWRITESYSTEMDICT

Leaves systemdict writable.

-sDEVICE=device

Selects an alternate initial output device.

-sOUTPUTFILE=filename

Selects an alternate output file (or pipe) for the initial output device.