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--- man/gs.1.orig 2023-03-21 15:07:46 UTC
+++ man/gs.1
@@ -2,20 +2,14 @@
.SH NAME
gs \- Ghostscript (PostScript and PDF language interpreter and previewer)
.SH SYNOPSIS
-\fBgs\fR [ \fIoptions\fR ] [ \fIfiles\fR ] ... \fB(Unix, VMS)\fR
-.br
-\fBgswin32c\fR [ \fIoptions\fR ] [ \fIfiles\fR ] ... \fB(MS Windows)\fR
-.br
-\fBgswin32\fR [ \fIoptions\fR ] [ \fIfiles\fR ] ... \fB(MS Windows 3.1)\fR
-.br
-\fBgsos2\fR [ \fIoptions\fR ] [ \fIfiles\fR ] ... \fB(OS/2)\fR
+\fBgs\fR [ \fIoptions\fR ] [ \fIfiles\fR ] ...
.de TQ
.br
.ns
.TP \\$1
..
.SH DESCRIPTION
-The \fBgs\fR (\fBgswin32c\fR, \fBgswin32\fR, \fBgsos2\fR)
+The \fBgs\fR
command invokes \fBGhostscript\fR, an interpreter of Adobe Systems'
\fBPostScript\fR(tm) and \fBPortable Document Format\fR (PDF) languages.
\fBgs\fR reads "files" in sequence and executes them as Ghostscript
@@ -32,8 +26,7 @@ below. Please see the usage documentation for complete
may appear anywhere in the command line and apply to all files thereafter.
Invoking Ghostscript with the \fB\-h\fR or \fB\-?\fR switch produces a
message which shows several useful switches, all the devices known to
-that executable, and the search path for fonts; on Unix it also shows the
-location of detailed documentation.
+that executable, and the search path for fonts.
.PP
Ghostscript may be built to use many different output devices. To see
which devices your executable includes, run "\fBgs -h\fR".
@@ -104,8 +97,8 @@ and the highest-density (best output quality) mode wit
.fi
.PP
If you select a printer as the output device, Ghostscript also allows you
-to choose where Ghostscript sends the output \-\- on Unix systems, usually
-to a temporary file. To send the output to a file "foo.xyz",
+to choose where Ghostscript sends the output.
+To send the output to a file "foo.xyz",
use the switch
.PP
.nf
@@ -124,17 +117,13 @@ Each resulting file receives one page of output, and t
in sequence. "%d" is a printf format specification; you can also use a
variant like "%02d".
.PP
-On Unix and MS Windows systems you can also send output to a pipe. For example, to
-pipe output to the "\fBlpr\fR" command (which, on many Unix systems,
-directs it to a printer), use the option
+You can also send output to a pipe. For example, to
+pipe output to the "\fBlpr\fR" command, use the option
.PP
.nf
\-sOutputFile=%pipe%lpr
.fi
.PP
-Note that the '%' characters need to be doubled on MS Windows to avoid
-mangling by the command interpreter.
-.PP
You can also send output to standard output:
.PP
.nf
@@ -316,31 +305,21 @@ and strongly NOT recommended in any other circumstance
.SH FILES
.PP
The locations of many Ghostscript run-time files are compiled into the
-executable when it is built. On Unix these are typically based in
-\fB/usr/local\fR, but this may be different on your system. Under DOS they
-are typically based in \fBC:\\GS\fR, but may be elsewhere, especially if
-you install Ghostscript with \fBGSview\fR. Run "\fBgs -h\fR" to find the
-location of Ghostscript documentation on your system, from which you can
-get more details.
+executable when it is built. Typically based in
+\fB%%LOCALBASE%%\fR.
.TP
-.B /usr/local/share/ghostscript/#.##/*
+.B %%LOCALBASE%%/share/ghostscript/#.##/*
Startup files, utilities, and basic font definitions
.TP
-.B /usr/local/share/ghostscript/fonts/*
+.B %%LOCALBASE%%/share/ghostscript/fonts/*
More font definitions
-.TP
-.B /usr/local/share/ghostscript/#.##/examples/*
-Ghostscript demonstration files
-.TP
-.B /usr/local/share/ghostscript/#.##/doc/*
-Diverse document files
.SH "INITIALIZATION FILES"
When looking for the initialization files "gs_*.ps", the files related to
fonts, or the file for the "run" operator, Ghostscript first tries to open
the file with the name as given, using the current working directory if no
directory is specified. If this fails, and the file name doesn't specify
-an explicit directory or drive (for instance, doesn't contain "/" on Unix
-systems or "\\" on MS Windows systems), Ghostscript tries directories in this
+an explicit directory,
+Ghostscript tries directories in this
order:
.TP 4
1.
@@ -353,9 +332,9 @@ if any;
.TP
3.
the directories specified by the \fBGS_LIB_DEFAULT\fR macro in the
-Ghostscript makefile when the executable was built. When \fBgs\fR is built
-on Unix, \fBGS_LIB_DEFAULT\fR is usually
-"/usr/local/share/ghostscript/#.##:/usr/local/share/ghostscript/fonts"
+Ghostscript makefile when the executable was built.
+Usually
+"%%LOCALBASE%%/share/ghostscript/#.##:%%LOCALBASE%%/share/ghostscript/fonts"
where "#.##" represents the Ghostscript version number.
.PP
Each of these (\fBGS_LIB_DEFAULT\fR, \fBGS_LIB\fR, and \fB\-I\fR parameter)
@@ -417,8 +396,6 @@ Then merge these resources into the X server's resourc
.nf
% xrdb \-merge ~/.Xresources
.fi
-.SH SEE ALSO
-The various Ghostscript document files (above), especially \fBUse.htm\fR.
.SH BUGS
See http://bugs.ghostscript.com/ and the Usenet news group
comp.lang.postscript.
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