---
name: "extractres"
section: "1"
platform: "linux"
package: "psutils"
version: "3.3.17-1"
release: "Arch Linux 2026-11-01"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/extractres"
---

# extractres(1)

## NAME

extractres

## SYNOPSIS

**extractres** \[OPTION...\] \[INFILE \[OUTFILE\]\]

## DESCRIPTION

**extractres** extracts resources (fonts, procsets, patterns, files, etc) appearing in a PostScript document, and puts appropriate **%%IncludeResource** comments in the document prologue. The extracted resources are written to files with the same name as the resource, and an appropriate extension. The pipeline

extractres file.ps \| includeres \>out.ps

will move all resources appearing in a document to the document prologue, removing redundant copies. The output file can then be put through page re-arrangement filters such as **psnup** or **pstops** safely. Extract resources from a PostScript document.

- **INFILE**

  \`-' or no INFILE argument means standard input

- **OUTFILE**

  \`-' or no OUTFILE argument means standard output

## OPTIONS

- **-m**, **--merge**

  merge resources of the same name into one file (needed e.g. for fonts output in multiple blocks)

- **-v**, **--version**

  show program's version number and exit

- **-q**, **--quiet**

  don't show progress

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## BUGS

**extractres** does not alter the **%%DocumentSuppliedResources** comments.