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diff --git a/Master/texmf-dist/doc/man/man1/epstopdf.1 b/Master/texmf-dist/doc/man/man1/epstopdf.1 index 5d95bd8f2c1..cb3fb4519ce 100644 --- a/Master/texmf-dist/doc/man/man1/epstopdf.1 +++ b/Master/texmf-dist/doc/man/man1/epstopdf.1 @@ -1,20 +1,23 @@ -.TH EPSTOPDF 1 "28 September 2013" -.\" $Id: epstopdf.1 31784 2013-09-27 22:43:16Z karl $ +.TH EPSTOPDF 1 "17 January 2014" +.\" $Id: epstopdf.1 32701 2014-01-17 18:09:54Z karl $ .SH NAME epstopdf, repstopdf \- convert an EPS file to PDF .SH SYNOPSIS \fBepstopdf\fP [\fIoptions\fP] [\fIepsfile\fP] .SH DESCRIPTION -\fBepstopdf\fP transforms the Encapsulated PostScript file \fIepsfile\fP +By default, \fBepstopdf\fP converts the input PostScript file to PDF, +using Ghostscript. +.PP +\fBEpstopdf\fP transforms the Encapsulated PostScript file \fIepsfile\fP (or standard input) so that it is guaranteed to start at the 0,0 coordinate, and it sets a page size exactly corresponding to the BoundingBox. Thus, the result needs no cropping, and the PDF MediaBox -is correct. By default, the input is converted to PDF using Ghostscript. +is correct. .PP PJL commands at the start of a file are removed. DOS EPS binary files (TN 5002) are supported. .PP -If the bounding box in the input file is not right, of course there will +If the bounding box in the input is incorrect, of course there will be resulting problems. .SH OPTIONS Options may start with either "\fB-\fP" or "\fB--\fP", and may be @@ -98,17 +101,25 @@ known to be safe; some options taking booleans, integers or fixed names are allowed, those taking general strings are not. .SH EXAMPLES -Examples all equivalently producing `test.pdf': +Examples all equivalently converting `test.eps' to `test.pdf': .nf epstopdf test.eps cat test.eps | epstopdf --filter >test.pdf -cat test.eps | epstopdf -f -d -o=test.pdf +cat test.eps | epstopdf -f -o=test.pdf .fi .PP -Example to look for HiResBoundingBox and produce corrected PostScript: +Example for using HiResBoundingBox instead of BoundingBox: .nf -epstopdf -d --nogs --hires test.ps >testcorr.ps +epstopdf --hires test.eps .fi +.PP +Example for producing \fBepstopdf\fP's attempt at corrected PostScript: +.nf +$program --nogs test.ps >testcorr.ps +.fi +.PP +In all cases, you can add \fB--debug\fP (\fB-d\fP) to see more about +what \fBepstopdf\fP is doing. .SH BUGS The case of "%%BoundingBox: (atend)" when input is not seekable (e.g., from a pipe) is not supported. |