pagespecs follow the syntax:
- pagespecs
- = [modulo:]specs
- specs
- = spec[+specs][,specs]
- spec
- = [-]pageno[L][R][U][H][V][@scale][(xoff,yoff)]
modulo
is the number of pages in each block. The value of
modulo
should
be greater than 0; the default value is 1.
specs
are the page specifications
for the pages in each block. The value of the
pageno
in each
spec
should
be between 0 (for the first page in the block) and modulo-1
(for the last
page in each block) inclusive.
The optional dimensions
xoff
and
yoff
shift the page by the specified amount.
xoff
and
yoff
are in PostScript’s
points, but may be followed by the units
cm
or
in
to convert to centimetres
or inches, or the flag
w
or
h
to specify as a multiple of the width
or height.
The optional parameters L, R, U, H and V
rotate the page left,
right, or upside-down, and flip (mirror) page
horizontally or vertically.
The optional
scale
parameter scales the page by the fraction specified.
If the optional minus sign is specified, the page is relative to the end
of
the document, instead of the start.
If page specs are separated by
+
the pages will be merged into one page;
if they are separated by
,
they will be on separate pages.
If there is
only one page specification, with
pageno
zero, the pageno may be omitted.
The shift, rotation, and scaling are applied
to the PostScript transformation
matrix
in that order regardless of which order
they appear on the command
line.
The matrix accumulates the individual transformations.
The effect
on the image is to first scale with respect to an origin
at the lower
left corner, then rotate about the same origin, and
finally shift.
The -w option gives the width which is used by the w dimension specifier, and the -h option gives the height which is used by the h dimension specifier. These dimensions are also used (after scaling) to set the clipping path for each page. The -p option can be used as an alternative, to set the paper size to a0, a1, a2, a3, a4, a5, a6, a7, a8, a9, a10, b1, b2, b3, b4, b5, b6, c0, c1, c2, c3, c4, c5, c6, jisb0, jisb1, jisb2, jisb3, jisb4, jisb5, jisb6, letter, legal, tabloid, statement, executive, folio, quarto, 10x14, archA, archB, archC, archD, flsa, flse, halfletter, or _glibc, where latter one means the format of the current locale. The default paper size is _glibc.
The -b option prevents any bind operators in the PostScript prolog from binding. This may be needed in cases where complex multi-page re-arrangements are being done.
The -d option draws a line around the border of each page, of the specified width. If the lwidth parameter is omitted, a default linewidth of 1 point is assumed. The linewidth is relative to the original page dimensions, i.e. it is scaled up or down with the rest of the page.
Pstops normally prints the page numbers of the pages re-arranged; the -q option suppresses this.
To select all of the odd pages in reverse order, use:
To re-arrange pages for printing 2-up booklets, use
for the front sides, and
for the reverse sides (or join them with a comma for duplex printing).