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@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-.TH EPSTOPDF 1 "29 August 2022"
+.TH EPSTOPDF 1 "6 March 2023"
.\" $Id$
.SH NAME
epstopdf, repstopdf \- convert an EPS file to PDF
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@ is, the input PostScript as modified by \fBepstopdf\fP.
scan HiresBoundingBox (default: false).
.IP "\fB--restricted\fP=\fIval\fP"
turn on restricted mode (default: [true for repstopdf, else false]);
-this forbids the use of \fB--gscmd\fP and other options and imposes
+this forbids the use of \fB--gscmd\fP, among other options, and imposes
restrictions on the input and output file names according to the values
of openin_any and openout_any (see the Web2c manual, https://tug.org/web2c).
On Windows, the Ghostscript command is forced to be the TeX Live builtin
@@ -108,12 +108,12 @@ with gs can be specified with either or both of the two cumulative
options \fB--gsopts\fP and \fB--gsopt.\fP
.PP
\fB--gsopts\fP takes a single string of options, which is split at
-whitespace, each resulting word then added to the gs command line
+whitespace; each resulting word then added to the gs command line
individually.
.PP
\fB--gsopt\fP adds its argument as a single option to the gs command
-line. It can be used multiple times to specify options separately,
-and is necessary if an option or its value contains whitespace.
+line. It can be used multiple times to specify options separately.
+This must be used if a gs option or its value contains whitespace.
.PP
In restricted mode, options are limited to those with names and values
known to be safe. Some options taking booleans, integers or fixed
@@ -135,7 +135,7 @@ epstopdf --hires test.eps
.PP
Example for \fBepstopdf\fP's attempt at correcting PostScript:
.nf
-$program --nogs test.ps >testcorr.ps
+epstopdf --nogs test.ps >testcorr.ps
.fi
.PP
In all cases, you can add \fB--debug\fP (\fB-d\fP) to see more about
@@ -144,9 +144,10 @@ what \fBepstopdf\fP is doing.
The case of "%%BoundingBox: (atend)" when input is not seekable (e.g.,
from a pipe) is not supported.
.PP
-Report bugs in the program or this man page to tex-k@tug.org. When
-reporting bugs, please include an input file and the command line
-options specified, so the problem can be reproduced.
+Report bugs in the program or this man page to tex-k@tug.org
+(https://lists.tug.org/tex-live). When reporting bugs, please include an
+input file and the command line options specified, so the problem can be
+reproduced.
.SH SEE ALSO
\fBgs\fP(1),
\fBpdfcrop\fP(1).
@@ -163,3 +164,6 @@ Man page originally written by Jim Van Zandt.
epstopdf home page: https://tug.org/epstopdf.
.PP
You may freely use, modify and/or distribute this man page.
+The epstopdf script is released under a modified BSD license.
+.PP
+$Id$