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@@ -1,9 +1,9 @@
-.TH EPSTOPDF 1 "28 May 2016"
+.TH EPSTOPDF 1 "7 January 2017"
.\" $Id$
.SH NAME
epstopdf, repstopdf \- convert an EPS file to PDF
.SH SYNOPSIS
-\fBepstopdf\fP [\fIoptions\fP] [\fIepsfile\fP]
+\fBepstopdf\fP [\fIoptions\fP] [\fIepsfile\fP [\fIpdffile\fP.pdf]]
.SH DESCRIPTION
By default, \fBepstopdf\fP converts the input PostScript file to PDF,
using Ghostscript.
@@ -14,6 +14,11 @@ coordinate, and it sets a page size exactly corresponding to the
BoundingBox. Thus, the result needs no cropping, and the PDF MediaBox
is correct.
.PP
+By default, the output name is the input name with any extension
+replaced by \fB.pdf\fP. An output name ending with .pdf can also be given
+as a second argument on the command line, or the \fB--outfile\fP
+(\fB-o\fP) option can be used with any name.
+.PP
PJL commands at the start of a file are removed. DOS EPS binary files
(TN 5002) are supported.
.PP
@@ -107,6 +112,7 @@ names are allowed, those taking general strings are not.
These examples all equivalently convert `test.eps' to `test.pdf':
.nf
epstopdf test.eps
+epstopdf test.eps test.pdf
cat test.eps | epstopdf --filter >test.pdf
cat test.eps | epstopdf -f -o=test.pdf
.fi