PSMANDUP(1)

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version 4.14 · 2 versions
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✨ psmandup(1) — User Commands ✨

ok so bestie, welcome to the manual for psmandup 💖 it's a lil user command, section 1, and it's about to solve a very specific printer problem for you.

🌸 NAME 🌸

psmandup — print duplex on non duplex printers

(yes that's the whole vibe. fake it till you make it, but for printers 💅)

🦋 SYNOPSIS 🦋

psmandup FILE

🎀 DESCRIPTION 🎀

So here's the tea: it tries to produce a version of the PostScript FILE to print in manual Duplex. That's it. That's the mission. 🫶

✨ OPTIONS ✨

  • -h, --help — display this help and exit. iconic behaviour, honestly.
  • -v, --version — display version information and exit. know ur roots 💜
  • -q, --quiet — don't print informational messages. silent mode, mysterious mode.
  • -o, --output=FILE — save result in FILE. If FILE is -, send to stdout. yes, the dash means stdout, no cap.
  • -n, --no-fix — don't call fixps to fix PS problems in FILE. sometimes u just don't wanna be fixed, yk?
  • -f, --front — output only the front pages (recto) on the regular tray.
  • -b, --back — output only the back pages (verso) on the manual feed tray.

Produced output is meant for PS level 2 printers which don't support Duplex printing, but support Manual Feed. Once the first set of pages is printed (odd pages), manual feed is asked: introduce the odd pages to print the even pages on the other side. 🌀

Because there is usually a short time out for manually fed jobs, you should really be next to the printer. like, actually physically there. not "brb getting a snack" there. If ever the time out expired, use the option -b to send only the missing part. 🔥

Environment variables FIXPS, PSSELECT and PSSET, if defined, are used to find the tools. 🌈

News, updates and documentation: http://www.inf.enst.fr/~demaille/a2ps/

👑 AUTHOR 👑

Written by Akim Demaille.

😭 REPORTING BUGS 😭

Report bugs to <bug-a2ps@gnu.org>

Copyright © 1998-1999 Akim Demaille, Miguel Santana

This is free software; see the source for copying conditions. There is NO warranty; not even for MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. (not even a lil bit. zero. nada. 💀)

🌟 SEE ALSO 🌟

a2ps(1), card(1), fixps(1), pdiff(1), psset(1), texi2dvi4a2ps(1).

The full documentation for psmandup is maintained as a Texinfo manual. If the info and psmandup programs are properly installed at your site, the command

info psmandup

should give you access to the complete manual. go get that lore 🧚

and that's the whole page, bestie 💅 this was psmandup version 2.1 from GNU a2ps 4.14, dated February 2021 — slay, periodt, print responsibly 🎀💖✨

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