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eps2eps(1)

eps2eps1

Ghostscript postscript "distiller"

Part of ps2ps(1).

Usage

ps2ps [options] input output.ps

eps2eps [options] input output.eps

Overview

ps2ps uses gs(1) to convert PostScript(tm) or PDF(tm) file "input" to simpler, normalized and (usually) faster PostScript in "output.ps". The output is level 2 DSC 3.0 conforming PostScript.

eps2eps performs the equivalent optimization, creating Encapsulated PostScript (EPS) files. NB, despite the name, the input need not be an EPS file, PostScript or indeed PDF files are equally acceptable.

Both accept any general Ghostscript command line options, and options specific to the ps2write and eps2write devices.

Files

Run "gs -h" to find the location of Ghostscript documentation on your system, from which you can get more details.

Version

This document was last revised for Ghostscript version 10.04.0.

History

  • Arch Linux 2026-11-01 to Debian 13 (Trixie): the text shown here
  • Debian 12 (Bookworm)
  • Debian 11 (Bullseye)
  • Debian 10 (Buster)
  • Debian 9 (Stretch)
  • Debian 8 (Jessie)
  • Debian 7 (Wheezy)
  • Debian 6.0 (Squeeze)
  • Debian 5.0 (Lenny)
  • Debian 4.0 (Etch)
  • Debian 3.1 (Sarge)
  • Debian 3.0 (Woody)

Author

Artifex Software, Inc. are the primary maintainers of Ghostscript.

From ghostscript 10.08.0-1 in Arch Linux 2026-11-01. Parsed by carta from the page's man source.