NAME
    pdftops - Portable Document Format (PDF) to PostScript converter (ver-
    sion 2.01)

SYNOPSIS
    pdftops [options] [PDF-file [PS-file]]

DESCRIPTION
    Pdftops converts Portable Document Format (PDF) files to PostScript so
    they can be printed.

    Pdftops reads the PDF file, PDF-file, and writes a PostScript file, PS-
    file. If PS-file is not specified, pdftops converts file.pdf to
    file.ps (or file.eps with the -eps option). If PS-file is '-', the
    PostScript is sent to stdout.

CONFIGURATION FILE
    Pdftops reads a configuration file at startup. It first tries to find
    the user's private config file, ~/.xpdfrc. If that doesn't exist, it
    looks for a system-wide config file, typically /etc/xpdfrc (but this
    location  can be changed when pdftops is built).  See the xpdfrc(5) man
    page for details.

OPTIONS
    Many of the following options can be set with configuration file com-
    mands. These are listed in square brackets with the description of the
    corresponding command line option.

    -f number
    Specifies the first page to print.

    -l number
    Specifies the last page to print.

    -level1
    Generate Level 1 PostScript.  The resulting PostScript  files
    will be significantly larger (if they contain images), but will
    print on Level 1 printers. This also converts all images to
    black and white.  No more than one of the PostScript level
    options (-level1, -level1sep, -level2,  -level2sep, -level3,
    -level3Sep) may be given.  [config file: psLevel]

    -level1sep
    Generate Level 1 separable PostScript. All colors are converted
    to CMYK. Images are written with separate stream data for the
    four components. [config file: psLevel]

    -level2
    Generate Level 2 PostScript. Level 2 supports color images and
    image compression. This is the default setting. [config  file:
    psLevel]

    -level2sep
    Generate Level 2 separable PostScript. All colors are converted
    to CMYK. The PostScript separation convention operators are
    used to handle custom (spot) colors. [config file: psLevel]

    -level3
    Generate Level 3 PostScript. This enables all Level 2 features
    plus CID font embedding. [config file: psLevel]

    -level3Sep
    Generate Level 3 separable PostScript. The separation handling
    is the same as for -level2Sep. [config file: psLevel]

    -eps  Generate an Encapsulated PostScript (EPS) file. An EPS file
    contains a single image, so if you use this option with a multi-
    page PDF file, you must use -f and -l to specify a single page.
    No more than one of the mode options (-eps, -form) may be given.

    -form Generate a PostScript form which can be imported by software
    that understands forms. A form contains a single  page, so if
    you use this option with a multi-page PDF file, you must use -f
    and -l to specify a single page. The -level1 option cannot be
    used with -form.

    -opi  Generate OPI comments for all images and forms which have OPI
    information. (This option is only available if pdftops was com-
    piled with OPI support.) [config file: psOPI]

    -noembt1
    By default, any Type 1 fonts which are embedded in the PDF file
    are copied into the PostScript file. This option causes pdftops
    to  substitute base  fonts instead.  Embedded fonts make
    PostScript files larger, but may be necessary for readable out-
    put. [config file: psEmbedType1Fonts]

    -noembtt
    By default, any  TrueType fonts which are embedded in the PDF
    file are copied into the PostScript file.  This option causes
    pdftops to substitute base fonts instead. Embedded fonts make
    PostScript files larger, but may be necessary for readable out-
    put.  Also, some PostScript interpreters do not have TrueType
    rasterizers. [config file: psEmbedTrueTypeFonts]

    -noembcidps
    By default, any CID PostScript fonts which are embedded in the
    PDF file are copied into the PostScript file. This option dis-
    ables that embedding. No attempt is made to substitute for non-
    embedded  CID PostScript fonts.  [config file: psEmbedCID-
    PostScriptFonts]

    -noembcidtt
    By default, any CID TrueType fonts which are embedded in the PDF
    file are copied into the PostScript file. This option disables
    that embedding. No attempt is made to substitute for non-embed-
    ded CID TrueType fonts. [config file: psEmbedCIDTrueTypeFonts]

    -paper size
    Set the paper size to one of "letter", "legal", "A4", or "A3".
    [config file: psPaperSize]

    -paperw size
    Set the paper width, in points. [config file: psPaperSize]

    -paperh size
    Set the paper height, in points. [config file: psPaperSize]

    -duplex
    Set the Duplex pagedevice entry in the PostScript file.  This
    tells duplex-capable printers to enable duplexing. [config
    file: psDuplex]

    -opw password
    Specify the owner password for the PDF file.  Providing this
    will bypass all security restrictions.

    -upw password
    Specify the user password for the PDF file.

    -q   Don't print any messages or errors. [config file: errQuiet]

    -cfg config-file
    Read config-file in place of ~/.xpdfrc or the system-wide config
    file.

    -v   Print copyright and version information.

    -h   Print usage information. (-help and --help are equivalent.)

EXIT CODES
    The Xpdf tools use the following exit codes:

    0   No error.

    1   Error opening a PDF file.

    2   Error opening an output file.

    3   Error related to PDF permissions.

    99   Other error.

AUTHOR
    The pdftops software and documentation are copyright 1996-2002 Glyph &
    Cog, LLC.

SEE ALSO
   xpdf(1), pdftotext(1),pdfinfo(1),pdffonts(1), pdftopbm(1),pdfimages(1)
    , xpdfrc(5)
    http://www.foolabs.com/xpdf/