pdftops(1)

NAME
pdftops - Portable Document Format (PDF) to PostScript converter (version 0.80)

SYNOPSIS
pdftops [options] [PDF-file [PS-file]]

DESCRIPTION
Pdftops converts Portable Document Format (PDF) files to PostScript so they can be printed.

Pdftops reads the PDF file, PDF-file, and writes a PostScript file, PS-file. If PS-file is not specified, pdftops converts file.pdf to file.ps. If PS-file is '-', the PostScript is sent to stdout.

OPTIONS

-f number
    Specifies the first page to print.

-l number
    Specifies the last page to print.

-paperw size
    Set the paper width, in points.

-paperh size
    Set the paper height, in points.

-level1
    Generate Level 1 PostScript. The resulting PostScript files will be significantly larger (if they contain images), but will print on Level 1 printers. This also converts all images to black and white. The default behavior is to generate Level 2 PostScript. In particular, Level 2 supports color images and image compression.

-noemb
    By default, any Type 1 fonts which are embedded in the PDF file are copied into the PostScript file. This option causes pdftops to substitute base fonts instead. Embedded fonts make PostScript files larger, but may be necessary for readable output.

-form
    Generate a PostScript form which can be imported by software that understands forms. Only one page is converted (since forms cannot contain multiple pages) and the -l option is ignored. The -level1 option cannot be used with -form.

-h  Print usage information. (-help is equivalent.)

BUGS
This is a beta release of pdftops, and there are still a bunch of PDF features which I have yet to implement.

AUTHOR
The pdftops software and documentation are copyright 1996-1998 Derek B. Noonburg (derekn@foolabs.com).

SEE ALSO
xpdf(1), pdftotext(1), pdfinfo(1), pdftopbm(1), pdfimages(1)
http://www.foolabs.com/xpdf/