E2PS(1)

📦 version 4.34, in debian bookworm, debian trixie, ubuntu jammy, ubuntu noble, ubuntu questing, ubuntu resolute, ubuntu stonking

✨ E2PS — bestie's guide to the text-to-PostScript glow-up ✨

okay so real quick, this is the e2ps page from the General Commands Manual section, and honestly? it's short, it's sweet, and it's giving "tiny tool, huge slay". let's get into it 💖

🌸 NAME 🌸

e2ps — literally just converts plain text into PostScript. that's the whole job. iconic behavior.

🎀 SYNOPSIS 🎀

e2ps [options] files ...
e2lpr [options] files ...

two commands, same energy, different destinations. pick your fighter 💅

🦋 DESCRIPTION 🦋

so this page is a lil quick rundown of the e2ps and e2lpr commands. and the tea? this manpage was written specifically for the Debian GNU/Linux distribution because the original program straight up does not have a manual page. so we made one. you're welcome, bestie 🫶

here's the vibe:

  • e2ps is the program that takes plain text and converts it into PostScript. it sends its output to stdout. ✨
  • e2lpr does the same thing but its output goes straight to the printer. 🖨️

that's it. that's the whole thing. main character energy, zero fluff.

💅 OPTIONS 💅

okay so there are a lot of options for e2ps, and this page is not about to list every single one. try this instead:

e2ps -h

now here's the little handful this page does tell you about:

  • -h, --help — shows a summary of the options. your little cheat sheet, fr fr 🧚
  • -v, --version — shows the version of the program. gotta know what you're working with ✨
  • -fl — shows the fonts list. all the pretty letter shapes, laid out for you 🎀
  • -lib — shows the default settings. the factory settings reveal 🌈
ngl, "there are many options, try e2ps -h" is the most "iykyk" move ever and i respect it deeply 💀

👑 AUTHOR 👑

this manual page was written by Atsuhito Kohda <kohda@pm.tokushima-u.ac.jp>, for the Debian GNU/Linux system — but plot twist, it may be used by others too. generous queen behavior 💜

lowkey reminder: this page only documents the commands briefly, and it exists because the original program doesn't ship a manual page. so don't come for us if you wanted a novel 😭

and that's a wrap on this one, bestie! it's page E2PS(1) from the General Commands Manual, and that's the whole entire vibe. go convert some text, go print something, go be great. slay 💖✨🌸

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