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<h1>PostScript files distributed with Ghostscript</h1>
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<h2>Table of contents</h2>
<blockquote><ul>
<li><a href="#General">Generally used system files</a>
<li><a href="#Obscure">More obscure system files</a>
<li><a href="#Config">Configuration files</a>
<li><a href="#PDF_specific">PDF-specific system files</a>
<li><a href="#DPS_specific">Display PostScript-specific system files</a>
<li><a href="#Art">Art and examples</a>
<li><a href="#Utilities">Utilities</a>
<li><a href="#Development_tools">Development tools</a>
<li><a href="#Miscellany">Odds and ends</a>
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<p>For other information, see the <a href="Readme.htm">Ghostscript
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<h2><a name="General"></a>Generally used system files</h2>
<p>
These files are found in the <code>lib</code> subdirectory of
the Ghostscript source distribution.
<dl>
<dt><tt>gs_*_e.ps</tt>
<dd><p>
These files define the Encodings known to Ghostscript. All of
them except <code>gs_std_e.ps</code> and <code>gs_il1_e.ps</code>
are loaded only if referred to.
<dl>
<dt>
PostScript Encodings:
<dd>
<a href="../lib/gs_ce_e.ps"><tt>gs_ce_e.ps</tt></a>,
<a href="../Resource/Init/gs_il1_e.ps"><tt>gs_il1_e.ps</tt></a>,
<a href="../Resource/Init/gs_std_e.ps"><tt>gs_std_e.ps</tt></a>,
<a href="../Resource/Init/gs_sym_e.ps"><tt>gs_sym_e.ps</tt></a>.
<dt>
PDF Encodings:
<dd>
<a href="../Resource/Init/gs_mex_e.ps"><tt>gs_mex_e.ps</tt></a>,
<a href="../Resource/Init/gs_mro_e.ps"><tt>gs_mro_e.ps</tt></a>,
<a href="../Resource/Init/gs_pdf_e.ps"><tt>gs_pdf_e.ps</tt></a>,
<a href="../Resource/Init/gs_wan_e.ps"><tt>gs_wan_e.ps</tt></a>.
<dt>
Non-standard Encodings:
<dd>
<a href="../Resource/Init/gs_dbt_e.ps"><tt>gs_dbt_e.ps</tt></a>,
<a href="../lib/gs_il2_e.ps"><tt>gs_il2_e.ps</tt></a>,
<a href="../lib/gs_ksb_e.ps"><tt>gs_ksb_e.ps</tt></a>,
<a href="../lib/gs_wl1_e.ps"><tt>gs_wl1_e.ps</tt></a>,
<a href="../lib/gs_wl2_e.ps"><tt>gs_wl2_e.ps</tt></a>,
<a href="../lib/gs_wl5_e.ps"><tt>gs_wl5_e.ps</tt></a>.
<dt>
Pseudo-encodings:
<dd>
<a href="../Resource/Init/gs_css_e.ps"><tt>gs_css_e.ps</tt></a>,
<a href="../lib/gs_lgo_e.ps"><tt>gs_lgo_e.ps</tt></a>,
<a href="../lib/gs_lgx_e.ps"><tt>gs_lgx_e.ps</tt></a>,
<a href="../Resource/Init/gs_mgl_e.ps"><tt>gs_mgl_e.ps</tt></a>.
</dl>
</dl>
<dl>
<dt><a href="../Resource/Init/gs_btokn.ps"><tt>gs_btokn.ps</tt></a>
<dd><code>gs_init.ps</code> reads this in if the <code>btoken</code>
feature is included in the configuration. It provides support for binary
tokens.
</dl>
<dl>
<dt><a href="../lib/gs_ccfnt.ps"><tt>gs_ccfnt.ps</tt></a>
<dd><code>gs_init.ps</code> reads this in if the <code>ccfonts</code>
feature is included in the configuration. It provides support for compiled
fonts.
</dl>
<dl>
<dt><a href="../Resource/Init/gs_cff.ps"><tt>gs_cff.ps</tt></a>
<dd>Load CFF (compressed) fonts.
</dl>
<dl>
<dt><a href="../Resource/Init/gs_fntem.ps"><tt>gs_fntem.ps</tt></a>
<dd>Code for emulating PostScript fonts with non-PostScript font technologies.
</dl>
<dl>
<dt><a href="../Resource/Init/gs_cidtt.ps"><tt>gs_cidtt.ps</tt></a>
<dd>Code for emulating CID fonts with TrueType fonts.
</dl>
<dl>
<dt><a href="../Resource/Init/gs_cidcm.ps"><tt>gs_cidcm.ps</tt></a>
<dd>Code for recognizing font names of the form CIDFont-CMap (or
CIDFont--CMap) and creating the font automatically.
</dl>
<dl>
<dt><a href="../Resource/Init/gs_ciddc.ps"><tt>gs_ciddc.ps</tt></a>
<dd>Defines Decoding and CIDDecoding resource categories and related procsets.
Used for for emulating PostScript fonts with non-PostScript font technologies.
</dl>
<dl>
<dt><a href="../Resource/Init/gs_cidfm.ps"><tt>gs_cidfm.ps</tt></a>
<dd>Provides resource mapping for CIDFont category.
</dl>
<dl>
<dt><a href="../Resource/Init/gs_cidfn.ps"><tt>gs_cidfn.ps</tt></a>
<dd><code>ProcSet</code> for implementing <code>CIDFont</code> and
<code>CIDMap</code> resources.
</dl>
<dl>
<dt><a href="../Resource/Init/gs_cmap.ps"><tt>gs_cmap.ps</tt></a>
<dd><code>ProcSet</code> for implementing <code>CMap</code> resources.
</dl>
<dl>
<dt><a href="../Resource/Init/gs_cspace.ps"><tt>gs_cspace.ps</tt></a>
<dd> PostScript portion of the basic color space handling;
see the extensive comment at the head of the file
for information.
</dl>
<dl>
<dt><a href="../Resource/Init/gs_dscp.ps"><tt>gs_dscp.ps</tt></a>
<dd>Code to compensate for badly written PostScript files by setting
Orientation according to the DSC comments.
</dl>
<dl>
<dt><a href="../Resource/Init/gs_epsf.ps"><tt>gs_epsf.ps</tt></a>
<dd>Allow the interpreter to recognize DOS EPSF file headers, and skip to the
PostScript section of the file.
</dl>
<dl>
<dt><a href="../Resource/Init/gs_fapi.ps"><tt>gs_fapi.ps</tt></a>
<dd>Font API support.
</dl>
<dl>
<dt><a href="../Resource/Init/gs_fonts.ps"><tt>gs_fonts.ps</tt></a>
<dd><code>gs_init.ps</code> reads this in. It initializes Ghostscript's
font machinery and provides some utility procedures that work with fonts.
</dl>
<dl>
<dt><a href="../Resource/Init/gs_frsd.ps"><tt>gs_frsd.ps</tt></a>
<dd>Support for the PostScript LanguageLevel 3
<code>ReusableStreamDecode</code> filter.
</dl>
<dl>
<dt><a href="../Resource/Init/gs_img.ps"><tt>gs_img.ps</tt></a>
<dd>Implementation of the traditional (non-dictionary)
form of the image and imagemask operators, and the
colorimage operator (including the Next alphaimage
facility).
</dl>
<dl>
<dt><a href="../Resource/Init/gs_init.ps"><tt>gs_init.ps</tt></a>
<dd>Ghostscript reads this automatically when it starts up. It contains
definitions of many standard procedures and initialization for a wide
variety of things.
</dl>
<dl>
<dt><a href="../Resource/Init/gs_lev2.ps"><tt>gs_lev2.ps</tt></a>
<dd><code>gs_init.ps</code> reads this in if the Ghostscript interpreter
includes Level 2 PostScript functions. It contains definitions of
procedures and miscellaneous initialization for the Level 2 functions.
</dl>
<dl>
<dt><a href="../Resource/Init/gs_ll3.ps"><tt>gs_ll3.ps</tt></a>
<dd>Initialize PostScript LanguageLevel 3 functions.
</dl>
<dl>
<dt><a href="../Resource/Init/gs_resmp.ps"><tt>gs_resmp.ps</tt></a>
<dd>A procset for redefining resource categories with a resource map.
</dl>
<dl>
<dt><a href="../lib/gs_resst.ps"><tt>gs_resst.ps</tt></a>
<dd>A procset which allow to put resource files into static data segment
of Ghostscript executable.
</dl>
<dl>
<dt><a href="../lib/gs_stres.ps"><tt>gs_stres.ps</tt></a>
<dd>A map for generating the static data segment with including
resource files, and for retrieving resources from there.
</dl>
<dl>
<dt><a href="../Resource/Init/gs_res.ps"><tt>gs_res.ps</tt></a>
<dd><code>gs_init.ps</code> reads this in if the Level 2 resource
machinery is included. Currently, this is the case for all Level 2
configurations.
</dl>
<dl>
<dt><a href="../Resource/Init/gs_setpd.ps"><tt>gs_setpd.ps</tt></a>
<dd>Implementation of the <code>setpagedevice</code> operator.
</dl>
<dl>
<dt><a href="../Resource/Init/gs_statd.ps"><tt>gs_statd.ps</tt></a>
<dd><code>gs_init.ps</code> reads this in. It creates a dummy
<code>statusdict</code> and some other environmental odds and ends for
the benefit of PostScript files that really want to be printed on a
LaserWriter.
</dl>
<dl>
<dt><a href="../Resource/Init/gs_trap.ps"><tt>gs_trap.ps</tt></a>
<dd>Stub support for the PostScript LanguageLevel 3 "In-RIP trapping"
feature.
</dl>
<dl>
<dt><a href="../Resource/Init/gs_ttf.ps"><tt>gs_ttf.ps</tt></a>
<dd>Support code for direct use of TrueType fonts.
</dl>
<dl>
<dt><a href="../Resource/Init/gs_typ32.ps"><tt>gs_typ32.ps</tt></a>
<dd>Initialization file for Type 32 fonts.
</dl>
<dl>
<dt><a href="../Resource/Init/gs_typ42.ps"><tt>gs_typ42.ps</tt></a>
<dd>Support code for Type 42 fonts (TrueType font in a PostScript "wrapper").
</dl>
<dl>
<dt><a href="../Resource/Init/gs_type1.ps"><tt>gs_type1.ps</tt></a>
<dd><code>gs_init.ps</code> reads this in if the Ghostscript interpreter
includes Type 1 font capability (which it normally does).
</dl>
<hr>
<h2><a name="Config"></a>Configuration files</h2>
<p>
These files are found in the <code>lib</code> subdirectory of
the Ghostscript source distribution. Users are allowed to modify them
to configure Ghostscript.
<dl>
<dt><a href="../Resource/Init/Fontmap"><tt>Fontmap</tt></a>
<dd>Font mapping table.
</dl>
<dl>
<dt><a href="../Resource/Init/cidfmap"><tt>cidfmap</tt></a>
<dd>CID font mapping table. Allows substitution of a CID font for another CID font or
a TrueType font for a CID font.
</dl>
<dl>
<dt><a href="../Resource/Init/FAPIconfig"><tt>FAPIconfig</tt></a>
<dd>A configuration file for Font API client.
</dl>
<dl>
<dt><a href="../Resource/Init/FAPIfontmap"><tt>FAPIfontmap</tt></a>
<dd>Font mapping table for Font-API-handled fonts.
</dl>
<dl>
<dt><a href="../Resource/Init/FAPIcidfmap"><tt>FAPIcidfmap</tt></a>
<dd>Font mapping table for Font-API-handled CID fonts.
</dl>
<hr>
<h2><a name="Obscure"></a>More obscure system files</h2>
<p>
These files are found in the <code>lib</code> subdirectory of
the Ghostscript source distribution.
<dl>
<dt><a href="../lib/font2c.ps"><tt>font2c.ps</tt></a>
<dd>Convert a PostScript Type 0 or Type 1 font to C code that can be compiled
and linked into Ghostscript; see the documentation on fonts for <a
href="Fonts.htm#Precompiling">how to do this</a>.
</dl>
<dl>
<dt><a href="../Resource/Init/gs_agl.ps"><tt>gs_agl.ps</tt></a>
<dd>Contains the mapping from Adobe glyph names to Unicode values, used to
support TrueType fonts.
</dl>
<dl>
<dt><a href="../Resource/Init/gs_cet.ps"><tt>gs_cet.ps</tt></a>
<dd>Sets a number of alternate defaults to make Ghostscript
behave more like Adobe CPSI. Useful for running the CET conformance
test suite.
</dl>
<dl>
<dt><a href="../lib/gs_cmdl.ps"><tt>gs_cmdl.ps</tt></a>
<dd>This file is not used yet. Eventually it will replace C code that
parses the Ghostscript command line.
</dl>
<dl>
<dt><a href="../Resource/Init/gs_diskf.ps"><tt>gs_diskf.ps</tt></a>
<dd>This file implements the <code>-dDISKFONTS</code> feature
(<code>diskfont.dev</code>). See the the usage documentation for <a
href="Use.htm#DISKFONTS">a description of this feature</a>.
</dl>
<dl>
<dt><a href="../Resource/Init/gs_diskn.ps"><tt>gs_diskn.ps</tt></a>
<dd>This file implements the <code>%disk</code> IODevice
(<code>diskn.dev</code> feature). See the the language documentation
for information on the use of the %disk# devices. These PostScript
modifications primarily perform the searching of all Searchable file
systems in a defined SearchOrder when a file reference does not contain
an explicit %device% specifier (such as <code>%os%</code> or
<code>%disk0</code>%). This is required to emulate undocumented
behaviour of Adobe PostScript printers that have a disk and was
experimentally determined.
</dl>
<dl>
<dt><a href="../lib/gs_fform.ps"><tt>gs_fform.ps</tt></a>
<dd>A usable but imperfect PostScript implementation of Form caching.
</dl>
<dl>
<dt><a href="../lib/gs_kanji.ps"><tt>gs_kanji.ps</tt></a>
<dd>This file provides support for the Wadalab free Kanji font. It is not
included automatically in any configuration.
</dl>
<dl>
<dt><a href="../Resource/Init/gs_pdfwr.ps"><tt>gs_pdfwr.ps</tt></a>
<dd>This file contains some patches for providing information to the
<code>pdfwrite</code> driver. It is included only if the
<code>pdfwrite</code> driver is included.
</dl>
<dl>
<dt><a href="../lib/gs_pfile.ps"><tt>gs_pfile.ps</tt></a>
<dd>This file provides runtime support for packed fonts. It is not
included automatically in any configuration.
</dl>
<dl>
<dt><a href="../lib/gs_rdlin.ps"><tt>gs_rdlin.ps</tt></a>
<dd>A tiny patch for systems with built-in readline support.
</dl>
<dl>
<dt><a href="../lib/ht_ccsto.ps"><tt>ht_ccsto.ps</tt></a>
<dd>A default stochastic CMYK halftone. This file is in the public domain.
</dl>
<dl>
<dt><a href="../lib/stcolor.ps"><tt>stcolor.ps</tt></a>
<dd>Configure the (Epson) <code>stcolor</code> driver
</dl>
<hr>
<h2><a name="PDF_specific"></a>PDF-specific system files</h2>
<p>
These files are found in the <code>lib</code> subdirectory of
the Ghostscript source distribution.
<dl>
<dt><a href="../Resource/Init/gs_l2img.ps"><tt>gs_l2img.ps</tt></a>
<dd>The <code>ProcSet</code> that emulates the PostScript Level 2
"<code>image</code>" operator on Level 1 systems.
</dl>
<dl>
<dt><a href="../Resource/Init/pdf_base.ps"><tt>pdf_base.ps</tt></a>
<dd>Utilities for interpreting PDF objects and streams.
</dl>
<dl>
<dt><a href="../Resource/Init/pdf_draw.ps"><tt>pdf_draw.ps</tt></a>
<dd>The interpreter for drawing-related PDF operations.
</dl>
<dl>
<dt><a href="../Resource/Init/pdf_font.ps"><tt>pdf_font.ps</tt></a>
<dd>Code for handling fonts in PDF files.
</dl>
<dl>
<dt><a href="../Resource/Init/pdf_main.ps"><tt>pdf_main.ps</tt></a>
<dd>Document- and page-level control for interpreting PDF files.
</dl>
<dl>
<dt><a href="../Resource/Init/pdf_ops.ps"><tt>pdf_ops.ps</tt></a>
<dd>Definitions for most of the PDF operators.
</dl>
<dl>
<dt><a href="../Resource/Init/pdf_rbld.ps"><tt>pdf_rbld.ps</tt></a>
<dd>Contains procedures for bebuilding damaged PDF files.
</dl>
<dl>
<dt><a href="../Resource/Init/pdf_sec.ps"><tt>pdf_sec.ps</tt></a>
<dd>PDF security (encryption) code.
</dl>
<dl>
<dt><a href="../lib/pdfopt.ps"><tt>pdfopt.ps</tt></a>
<dd>A PDF linearizer ("optimizer").
</dl>
<dl>
<dt><a href="../Resource/Init/pdf_cslayer.ps"><tt>pdf_cslayer.ps</tt></a>
<dd>Layer data extraction utilities of Illustrator files.
</dl>
<dl>
<dt><a href="../lib/pdfwrite.ps"><tt>pdfwrite.ps</tt></a>
<dd>Support for writing PDF files. Currently used only by the linearizer,
but potentially useful for other kinds of PDF-processing utilities.
</dl>
<dl>
<dt><a href="../Resource/Init/gs_icc.ps"><tt>gs_icc.ps</tt></a> <dd>Support for
ICC color profiles. These are not a standard PostScript feature, but
are used in the PDF interpreter, as ICC profiles may be embedded in
PDF files.
</dl>
<dl>
<dt><a href="../lib/opdfread.ps"><tt>opdfread.ps</tt></a>
<dd>Postscript procset for reading an ordered PDF file. This
is used by the <code>ps2ps</code>, <code>ps2ps2</code> scripts.
<p>
It is now deprecated, and the contents are included in a ps2write
header file.
</dl>
<dl>
<dt><a href="../lib/EndOfTask.ps"><tt>EndOfTask.ps</tt></a>
<dd>An auxiliary file used by the <code>ps2write</code> script.
</dl>
<dl>
<dt><a href="../lib/PDFX_def.ps"><tt>PDFX_def.ps</tt></a>
<dd>This is a sample prefix file for creating a PDF/X-3 document
with the <code>pdfwrite</code> device.
</dl>
<dl>
<dt><a href="../lib/PDFA_def.ps"><tt>PDFA_def.ps</tt></a>
<dd>This is a sample prefix file for creating a PDF/A document
with the <code>pdfwrite</code> device.
</dl>
<hr>
<h2><a name="DPS_specific"></a>Display PostScript-specific system files</h2>
<p>
These files are found in the <code>lib</code> subdirectory of
the Ghostscript source distribution.
<dl>
<dt><a href="../Resource/Init/gs_dpnxt.ps"><tt>gs_dpnxt.ps</tt></a>
<dd>NeXT Display PostScript extensions.
</dl>
<dl>
<dt><a href="../Resource/Init/gs_dps.ps"><tt>gs_dps.ps</tt></a>,
<a href="../Resource/Init/gs_dps1.ps"><tt>gs_dps1.ps</tt></a>,
<a href="../Resource/Init/gs_dps2.ps"><tt>gs_dps2.ps</tt></a>
<dd><code>gs_init.ps</code> reads these in if the <code>dps</code>
feature is included in the configuration. They provide support for various
Display PostScript and Level 2 features.
</dl>
<hr>
<h2><a name="Art"></a>Art and examples</h2>
<p>
These files are found in the <code>examples</code> subdirectory of
the Ghostscript source distribution.
<dl>
<dt><a href="../examples/alphabet.ps"><tt>alphabet.ps</tt></a>
<dd>Prints a sample alphabet at several different sizes.
</dl>
<dl>
<dt><a href="../examples/annots.pdf"><tt>annots.pdf</tt></a>
<dd>A sample file with a wide variety of PDF "annotations".
</dl>
<dl>
<dt><a href="../examples/cheq.ps"><tt>cheq.ps</tt></a>
<dd>A chessboard "font" used by chess.ps (obtained from Adobe).
</dl>
<dl>
<dt><a href="../examples/chess.ps"><tt>chess.ps</tt></a>
<dd>A black-and-white chessboard.
</dl>
<dl>
<dt><a href="../examples/colorcir.ps"><tt>colorcir.ps</tt></a>
<dd>A set of nested ellipses made up of colored bars.
</dl>
<dl>
<dt><a href="../examples/doretree.ps"><tt>doretree.ps</tt></a>
<dd>A 3-D image produced by a modeling program. This file is in the public
domain.
</dl>
<dl>
<dt><a href="../examples/escher.ps"><tt>escher.ps</tt></a>
<dd>A colored version of a hexagonally symmetric Escher drawing of
interlocking butterflies. Can be printed on monochrome devices, with
somewhat less dramatic results.
</dl>
<dl>
<dt><a href="../examples/golfer.eps"><tt>golfer.eps</tt></a>
<dd>A gray-scale picture of a stylishly dressed woman swinging a golf club.
</dl>
<dl>
<dt><a href="../examples/grayalph.ps"><tt>grayalph.ps</tt></a>
<dd>Grayscaled text test pattern.
</dl>
<dl>
<dt><a href="../examples/ridt91.eps"><tt>ridt91.eps</tt></a>
<dd>The RIDT '91 logo. Note that since this is an EPS file, you will have
to add "<code>-c showpage</code>" at the end of the command line to
print it or convert it to a raster file.
</dl>
<dl>
<dt><a href="../examples/snowflak.ps"><tt>snowflak.ps</tt></a>
<dd>A rectangular grid of intricate colored snowflakes. (May render very
slowly.)
</dl>
<dl>
<dt><a href="../examples/tiger.eps"><tt>tiger.eps</tt></a>
<dd>A dramatic colored picture of a tiger's head.
</dl>
<dl>
<dt><a href="../examples/vasarely.ps"><tt>vasarely.ps</tt></a>
<dd>Colored rectangles and ellipses inspired by Victor Vasarely's experiments
with tilting circles and squares.
</dl>
<dl>
<dt><a href="../examples/waterfal.ps"><tt>waterfal.ps</tt></a>
<dd>Prints text in a variety of different sizes, to help evaluate the
quality of text rendering.
</dl>
<hr>
<h2><a name="Utilities"></a>Utilities</h2>
<p>
For more information on these utility programs, see the comments at the
beginnings of the files. The ones marked (*) have batch files or shell
scripts of the same name (like <code>bdftops</code> and
<code>bdftops.bat</code>) to invoke them conveniently.
<p>
These files are found in the <code>lib</code> subdirectory of
the Ghostscript source distribution.
<dl>
<dt><a href="../lib/addxchar.ps"><tt>addxchar.ps</tt></a>
<dd>A utility to add Central European and other Adobe extended Latin
characters to a Type 1 font.
</dl>
<dl>
<dt><a href="../lib/align.ps"><tt>align.ps</tt></a>
<dd>A test page for determining the proper margin and offset parameters for
your printer.
</dl>
<dl>
<dt><a href="../lib/bdftops.ps"><tt>bdftops.ps</tt></a> *
<dd>A utility for converting BDF fonts to outline form: see the <a
href="Fonts.htm">documentation on fonts</a>.
</dl>
<dl>
<dt><a href="../lib/bench.ps"><tt>bench.ps</tt></a>
<dd>A file useful for running benchmarks.
</dl>
<dl>
<dt><a href="../lib/caption.ps"><tt>caption.ps</tt></a>
<dd>A file for putting a caption in a box at the bottom of each page,
useful for trade show demos.
</dl>
<dl>
<dt><a href="../lib/cat.ps"><tt>cat.ps</tt></a>
<dd>Appends one file to another. Primarily used to overcome the
'copy' limitation of Windows command shell for ps2epsi
</dl>
<dl>
<dt><a href="../lib/cid2code.ps"><tt>cid2code.ps</tt></a>
<dd>A utility for creating maps from CIDs to Unicode, useful when
substituting a TrueType font for an Adobe font.
</dl>
<dl>
<dt><a href="../lib/docie.ps"><tt>docie.ps</tt></a>
<dd>An emulation of the CIE color mapping algorithms.
</dl>
<dl>
<dt><a href="../lib/errpage.ps"><tt>errpage.ps</tt></a>
<dd>A file that you can put in front of your own files to make Ghostscript
(or a PostScript printer) produce an informative error page if something
goes wrong during the processing of your file(s).
</dl>
<dl>
<dt><a href="../lib/font2pcl.ps"><tt>font2pcl.ps</tt></a>
<dd>A utility to write a font as a PCL bitmap font.
</dl>
<dl>
<dt><a href="../lib/gslp.ps"><tt>gslp.ps</tt></a> *
<dd>A utility for doing "line printing" of plain text files.
</dl>
<dl>
<dt><a href="../lib/gsnup.ps"><tt>gsnup.ps</tt></a>
<dd>A file that you can concatenate in front of (very well-behaved)
PostScript files to do N-up printing. It is deliberately simple and naive:
for more generality, use <code>psnup</code> (which, however, requires DSC
comments).
</dl>
<dl>
<dt><a href="../lib/jispaper.ps"><tt>jispaper.ps</tt></a>
<dd>A file that makes the <code>b0</code> through <code>b6</code>
procedures refer to JIS B paper sizes rather than ISO B.
</dl>
<dl>
<dt><a href="../lib/impath.ps"><tt>impath.ps</tt></a>
<dd>A utility for reconstructing outlines from bitmap images, used by
<code>bdftops</code>.
</dl>
<dl>
<dt><a href="../lib/landscap.ps"><tt>landscap.ps</tt></a>
<dd>A file that you can put in front of your own files to get them rendered
in landscape mode.
</dl>
<dl>
<dt><a href="../lib/level1.ps"><tt>level1.ps</tt></a>
<dd>A file that turns off any Level 2 features.
</dl>
<dl>
<dt><a href="../lib/mkcidfm.ps"><tt>mkcidfm.ps</tt></a>
<dd>A utility for creating a CID font mapping table <code>cidfmap</code>
from fonts found in a specified directory.
</dl>
<dl>
<dt><a href="../lib/packfile.ps"><tt>packfile.ps</tt></a>
<dd>A utility for compressing fonts into a single file.
</dl>
<dl>
<dt><a href="../lib/pdf2dsc.ps"><tt>pdf2dsc.ps</tt></a>
<dd>A utility to read a PDF file and produce a DSC "index" file.
</dl>
<dl>
<dt><a href="../lib/pf2afm.ps"><tt>pf2afm.ps</tt></a> *
<dd>A utility for producing AFM files from PFA, PFB, and optionally PFM
files.
</dl>
<dl>
<dt><a href="../lib/pfbtopfa.ps"><tt>pfbtopfa.ps</tt></a> *
<dd>A utility to convert PFB (binary) font files to PFA (text) format.
</dl>
<dl>
<dt><a href="../lib/prfont.ps"><tt>prfont.ps</tt></a>
<dd>A utility to print a font catalog.
</dl>
<dl>
<dt><a href="../lib/printafm.ps"><tt>printafm.ps</tt></a>
<dd>A utility to print an AFM file on standard output.
</dl>
<dl>
<dt><a href="../lib/ps2ai.ps"><tt>ps2ai.ps</tt></a>
<dd>A utility for converting an arbitrary PostScript file into a form
compatible with Adobe Illustrator. NOTE: <code>ps2ai</code> doesn't
work properly with Adobe's Helvetica-Oblique font, and other fonts whose
original <code>FontMatrix</code> involves skewing or rotation.
</dl>
<dl>
<dt><a href="../lib/ps2ascii.ps"><tt>ps2ascii.ps</tt></a> *
<dd>A utility for extracting the ASCII text from PostScript source files.
It redefines many operators. For more information, see the comments in the
file.
</dl>
<dl>
<dt><a href="../lib/ps2epsi.ps"><tt>ps2epsi.ps</tt></a> *
<dd>A utility for converting an arbitrary PostScript file into EPSI form.
</dl>
<dl>
<dt><a href="../lib/quit.ps"><tt>quit.ps</tt></a>
<dd>A file containing just the word "<code>quit</code>". (The
<code>-c</code> switch now makes this unnecessary; this file exists for
backward compatibility.)
</dl>
<dl>
<dt><a href="../lib/rollconv.ps"><tt>rollconv.ps</tt></a>
<dd>A utility for converting files produced by Macromedia's
<code>Rollup</code> program to a Type 0 form directly usable by
Ghostscript.
</dl>
<dl>
<dt><a href="../lib/showpage.ps"><tt>showpage.ps</tt></a>
<dd>A file containing just the word "<code>showpage</code>". (The
<code>-c</code> switch now makes this unnecessary; this file exists for
backward compatibility.)
</dl>
<dl>
<dt><a href="../lib/stocht.ps"><tt>stocht.ps</tt></a>
<dd>A file that installs the StochasticDefault halftone as the default,
which may improve output quality on inkjet printers. See the file for more
information.
</dl>
<dl>
<dt><a href="../lib/viewcmyk.ps"><tt>viewcmyk.ps</tt></a>
<dd>A utility for displaying CMYK files.
</dl>
<dl>
<dt><a href="../lib/viewgif.ps"><tt>viewgif.ps</tt></a>
<dd>A utility for displaying GIF files.
</dl>
<dl>
<dt><a href="../lib/viewjpeg.ps"><tt>viewjpeg.ps</tt></a>
<dd>A utility for displaying JPEG files.
</dl>
<dl>
<dt><a href="../lib/viewmiff.ps"><tt>viewmiff.ps</tt></a>
<dd>A utility for displaying MIFF files.
</dl>
<dl>
<dt><a href="../lib/viewpbm.ps"><tt>viewpbm.ps</tt></a>
<dd>A utility for displaying PBM/PGM/PPM files.
</dl>
<dl>
<dt><a href="../lib/viewpcx.ps"><tt>viewpcx.ps</tt></a>
<dd>A utility for displaying PCX files.
</dl>
<dl>
<dt><a href="../lib/viewrgb.ps"><tt>viewrgb.ps</tt></a>
<dd>A utility for displaying files created by -sDEVICE=bitrgb.
</dl>
<dl>
<dt><a href="../lib/waterfal.ps"><tt>waterfal.ps</tt></a>
<dd>A utility to print a "waterfall" of fonts at different sizes.
</dl>
<hr>
<h2><a name="Development_tools"></a>Development tools</h2>
<p>
These files are found in the <code>lib</code> subdirectory of
the Ghostscript source distribution.
<dl>
<dt><a href="../lib/acctest.ps"><tt>acctest.ps</tt></a>
<dd>A utility that checks whether the interpreter enforces access
restrictions.
</dl>
<dl>
<dt><a href="../lib/decrypt.ps"><tt>decrypt.ps</tt></a>
<dd>A utility for decrypting the <code>eexec</code> section of a font.
</dl>
<dl>
<dt><a href="../lib/dumphint.ps"><tt>dumphint.ps</tt></a>
<dd>A utility for printing (to stdout) linearized PDF hint tables in
an easy to read form. Scripts
<a href="../lib/dumphint"><tt>dumphint</tt></a> and
<a href="../lib/dumphint.bat"><tt>dumphint.bat</tt></a>
are provided for the user's convenience.
</dl>
<dl>
<dt><a href="../lib/image-qa.ps"><tt>image-qa.ps</tt></a>
<dd>A comprehensive test of the image display operators.
</dl>
<dl>
<dt><a href="../lib/markpath.ps"><tt>markpath.ps</tt></a>
<dd>A utility for showing the points on a path.
</dl>
<dl>
<dt><a href="../lib/pcharstr.ps"><tt>pcharstr.ps</tt></a>
<dd>A utility for printing out the <code>CharStrings</code> and
<code>Subrs</code> in a Type 1 font.
</dl>
<dl>
<dt><a href="../lib/ppath.ps"><tt>ppath.ps</tt></a>
<dd>A couple of utilities for printing out the current path, for debugging.
</dl>
<dl>
<dt><a href="../lib/pphs.ps"><tt>pphs.ps</tt></a>
<dd>A utility to print the Primary Hint Stream of a linearized PDF file.
</dl>
<dl>
<dt><a href="../lib/traceimg.ps"><tt>traceimg.ps</tt></a>
<dd>Trace the data supplied to the <code>image</code> operator.
</dl>
<dl>
<dt><a href="../lib/traceop.ps"><tt>traceop.ps</tt></a>
<dd>A utility for tracing uses of any procedure or operator for debugging.
</dl>
<dl>
<dt><a href="../lib/type1enc.ps"><tt>type1enc.ps</tt></a>
<dd>The Type 1 font format encryption and decryption algorithms, written in
PostScript.
</dl>
<dl>
<dt><a href="../lib/uninfo.ps"><tt>uninfo.ps</tt></a>
<dd>Some utilities for printing out PostScript data structures.
</dl>
<dl>
<dt><a href="../lib/unprot.ps"><tt>unprot.ps</tt></a>
<dd>A prologue to disable access checking.
</dl>
<dl>
<dt><a href="../lib/viewps2a.ps"><tt>viewps2a.ps</tt></a>
<dd>A utility for displaying the output of <code>ps2ascii.ps</code>.
</dl>
<dl>
<dt><a href="../lib/wftopfa.ps"><tt>wftopfa.ps</tt></a>
<dd>Convert a Wadalab (Japanese) base font to <code>.PFA</code> (or
<code>.PFB</code>) format.
</dl>
<dl>
<dt><a href="../lib/winmaps.ps"><tt>winmaps.ps</tt></a>
<dd>A utility for creating mappings between the Adobe encodings and the
Microsoft Windows character sets.
</dl>
<dl>
<dt><a href="../lib/wrfont.ps"><tt>wrfont.ps</tt></a>
<dd>A utility for writing out an unprotected Type 1 font, such as the
standard Ghostscript fonts.
</dl>
<dl>
<dt><a href="../lib/zeroline.ps"><tt>zeroline.ps</tt></a>
<dd>A utility for testing how interpreters handle zero-width lines.
</dl>
<hr>
<h2><a name="Miscellany"></a>Odds and ends</h2>
<p>
These files are found in the <code>lib</code> subdirectory of
the Ghostscript source distribution.
<dl>
<dt><a href="../lib/jobseparator.ps"><tt>jobseparator.ps</tt></a>
<dd>Convience file containing a job separator sequence for use
when passing files with -dJOBSERVER.
</dl>
<dl>
<dt><a href="../lib/lines.ps"><tt>lines.ps</tt></a>
<dd>A test program for line joins and caps.
</dl>
<dl>
<dt><a href="../lib/markhint.ps"><tt>markhint.ps</tt></a>
<dd>Draw the hints for a Type 1 font.
</dl>
<dl>
<dt><a href="../lib/showchar.ps"><tt>showchar.ps</tt></a>
<dd>Show a character's outline and rasterized forms.
</dl>
<dl>
<dt><a href="../lib/stcinfo.ps"><tt>stcinfo.ps</tt></a>
<dd>Print and show parameters of the (Epson) <code>stcolor</code> driver.
</dl>
<dl>
<dt><a href="../lib/type1ops.ps"><tt>type1ops.ps</tt></a>
<dd>The Type 1 font format opcodes.
</dl>
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