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Package: a2ps (1:4.13b.dfsg.1-1)

GNU a2ps - 'Anything to PostScript' converter and pretty-printer

GNU a2ps converts files into PostScript for printing or viewing. It uses a nice default format, usually two pages on each physical page, borders surrounding pages, headers with useful information (page number, printing date, file name or supplied header), line numbering, symbol substitution as well as pretty printing for a wide range of programming languages.

Historically, a2ps started as a text to PostScript converter, but thanks to powerful delegations it is able to let you use it for any kind of files, ie it can also digest manual pages, dvi files, texinfo, ....

Among the other most noticeable features of a2ps are:

 - various encodings (all the Latins and others),
 - various fonts (automatic font down loading),
 - various medias,
 - various printer interfaces,
 - various output styles,
 - various programming languages,
 - various helping applications,
 - and various spoken languages.

Tags: Software Development: Prettyprint, User Interface: Command Line, Role: Program, Scope: Utility, Application Suite: GNU, Purpose: Data Conversion, Printing, Works with: Text, Supports Format: PostScript

Other Packages Related to a2ps

  • depends
  • recommends
  • suggests
  • dep: libc6 (>= 2.3.5-1) [not alpha, ia64]
    GNU C Library: Shared libraries
    also a virtual package provided by libc6-udeb
  • dep: libc6.1 (>= 2.3.5-1) [alpha, ia64]
    GNU C Library: Shared libraries
    also a virtual package provided by libc6.1-udeb
  • dep: libpaper1
    Library for handling paper characteristics
  • rec: bzip2
    high-quality block-sorting file compressor - utilities
  • rec: lpr
    BSD lpr/lpd line printer spooling system
    also a virtual package provided by cupsys-bsd, lprng
    or cupsys-client
    Common UNIX Printing System(tm) - client programs (SysV)
  • rec: psutils
    A collection of PostScript document handling utilities
  • rec: wdiff
    Compares two files word by word

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alpha 739.2 kB3224 kB [list of files]
amd64 751.5 kB3148 kB [list of files]
arm 706.8 kB3080 kB [list of files]
hppa 727.4 kB3136 kB [list of files]
i386 707.8 kB3104 kB [list of files]
ia64 798.7 kB3516 kB [list of files]
mips 728.7 kB3240 kB [list of files]
mipsel 728.6 kB3236 kB [list of files]
powerpc 714.9 kB3132 kB [list of files]
s390 721.4 kB3136 kB [list of files]
sparc 702.9 kB3092 kB [list of files]