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This file, psfiles.doc, describes the .ps files distributed with
Ghostscript, other than fonts.
For an overview of Ghostscript and a list of the documentation files, see
gs_init.ps - Ghostscript reads this automatically when it starts up. It
contains definitions of many standard procedures and initialization for a
gs_fonts.ps - gs_init.ps reads this in. It initializes Ghostscript's font
machinery and provides some utility procedures that work with fonts.
gs_statd.ps - gs_init.ps reads this in. It creates a dummy statusdict and
some other environmental odds and ends for the benefit of P*stScr*pt files
that really want to be printed on a LaserWriter.
gs_2asc.ps - gs_init.ps reads this in if the ASCIIOUT option is selected.
It redefines many operators. For more information, see the comments in
gs_dps1.ps - gs_init.ps reads this in if the dps feature is included in
the configuration. It provides support for various Display PostScript and
sym__enc.ps - the Symbol encoding, loaded only if referenced.
chess.ps - A black-and-white chessboard.
golfer.ps - A gray-scale picture of a stylishly dressed woman swinging a
escher.ps - A colored version of a hexagonally symmetric Escher drawing of
interlocking butterflies. Can be printed on monochrome devices, with
somewhat less dramatic results.
cheq.ps - A chessboard "font" used by chess.ps (obtained from the Adobe
snowflak.ps - A rectangular grid of intricate colored snowflakes.
colorcir.ps - A set of nested ellipses made up of colored bars.
tiger.ps - A dramatic colored picture of a tiger's head.
For more information on these utility programs, see the comments at the
decrypt.ps - a utility for decrypting the eexec section of a font.
bdftops.ps - a utility for converting BDF fonts to outline form: see
fonts.doc for more information.
gslp.ps - a utility for doing "line printing" of plain text files.
landscap.ps - a file that you can put in front of your own files to get
them rendered in landscape mode.
pfbtogs.ps - a utility for converting PFB fonts to plain text form, which
Ghostscript can use: see fonts.doc for more information.
pstoppm.ps - a utility for rendering PostScript files onto PPM (bitmap)
ps2image.ps - a utility for converting an arbitrary PostScript file into a
.ps file consisting of just bitmaps, one per page.
wrfont.ps - a utility for writing out an unprotected Type 1 font, such as
the standard Ghostscript fonts.
empty.ps - an empty file.
lines.ps - a test program for line joins and caps.
pcharstr.ps - a program to print out the CharStrings and Subrs in a Type 1
phonbook.ps - an address/phone book template.
ppath.ps - a couple of utilities for printing out the current path, for
prfont.ps - a program to print a font catalog.
quit.ps - a file containing just the word "quit".
traceop.ps - a memory usage monitor for debugging.
unprot.ps - a program to disable access checking.
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