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Package: a2ps (1:4.14-1)

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

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  • dep: libc6 (>= 2.7-1) [not alpha, ia64]
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  • dep: libc6.1 (>= 2.7-1) [alpha, ia64]
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  • dep: libpaper1
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  • rec: lpr
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alpha 948.3 kB4380 kB [list of files]
amd64 930.2 kB4288 kB [list of files]
arm 913.2 kB4232 kB [list of files]
armel 914.6 kB4240 kB [list of files]
hppa 913.9 kB4264 kB [list of files]
i386 904.9 kB4244 kB [list of files]
ia64 993.0 kB4688 kB [list of files]
mips 923.2 kB4396 kB [list of files]
mipsel 923.2 kB4396 kB [list of files]
powerpc 908.4 kB4288 kB [list of files]
s390 913.0 kB4280 kB [list of files]
sparc 893.9 kB4248 kB [list of files]