PSUTILS(1)

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๐ŸŒˆ PSUtils โ€” a whole manual page, bestie ๐Ÿ’…

okay so welcome to PSUTILS(1), the General Commands Manual page for PSUtils, and honestly? it's short, it's sweet, it's giving โœจreference materialโœจ. no cap, every word here matters, so let's go ๐Ÿซถ


๐ŸŽ€ NAME ๐ŸŽ€

PSUtils โ€” PDF and PostScript utilities. that's it, that's the name, she's simple and she knows it ๐Ÿ’–


๐Ÿ’œ DESCRIPTION ๐Ÿ’œ

PSUtils is literally a whole set of utilities for manipulating PDF and PostScript documents. that's the entire job. icons only ๐Ÿ‘‘

one thing tho โ€” PostScript files should follow the Adobe Document Structuring Conventions. should. but it is not checked, bestie. so nobody's out here vibe-checking your file before it goes in ๐Ÿ˜ญ it's on you.

no validation, no warnings, no nothing. the utilities are not gonna hold your hand on this one, fr fr.

๐Ÿฆ‹ UNITS OF LENGTH ๐Ÿฆ‹

the PSUtils utilities accept lengths in various units, and you have options, periodt:

  • pt โ€” PostScript points, and it's 72 points per inch ๐Ÿ’ซ
  • mm โ€” millimetres ๐ŸŒธ
  • cm โ€” centimetres ๐ŸŽ€
  • in โ€” inches, and 1 inch is 25.4mm ๐Ÿ“

how do you actually write one? number first, unit glued right onto it, no space, no drama:

4.5mm
72pt

and if you're out here giving no unit at all? PostScript points are assumed. so 72 is 72pt, lowkey a little mind-reading moment ๐Ÿ”ฎโœจ


๐Ÿ’– AUTHOR ๐Ÿ’–

written by Angus J. C. Duggan. we love a named author, giving main character energy fr ๐ŸŒŸ


๐Ÿ‘‘ SEE ALSO ๐Ÿ‘‘

go read these, bestie, they're the whole friend group:

psbook(1), psselect(1), pstops(1), epsffit(1), psnup(1), psresize(1), psjoin(1), extractres(1), includeres(1)


๐Ÿ“ TRADEMARKS ๐Ÿ“

PostScript is a trademark of Adobe Systems Incorporated. just so we're all clear on who owns what, iykyk ๐Ÿ’…


and that's the page!! signing off from the PSUtils manual, General Commands Manual, page PSUTILS(1) โ€” stay iconic, stay structured, and for the love of everything please follow those Adobe Document Structuring Conventions ๐Ÿ™ˆ๐Ÿ’œ

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