---
name: "fbgs"
section: "1"
platform: "linux"
package: "fbida"
version: "2.14-6"
release: "Arch Linux 2026-11-01"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/fbgs"
---

# fbgs(1)

Poor man's PostScript/pdf viewer for the linux framebuffer console.

## NAME

fbgs - Poor man's PostScript/pdf viewer for the linux framebuffer console.

## SYNOPSIS

**fbgs** \[**-l**\|**-xl**\|**-xxl**\|**-r** *n*\] \[**-c**\] \[**-b**\] \[**-p** *password*\] \[**--fp** *number*\] \[**--lp** *number*\] \[*fbi options*\] *file*

## DESCRIPTION

**Fbgs** is a simple wrapper script which takes a *PostScript* (PS) or *Portable* *Document Format* (PDF) file as input, renders the pages using [**gs**(1)](/gs/1.md) - GhostScript - into a temporary directory and finally calls [**fbi**(1)](/fbi/1.md) to display them.

## OPTIONS

**Fbgs** understands all [**fbi**(1)](/fbi/1.md) options (they are passed through), except: store, list, text, (no)comments, e, (no)edit, (no)backup, (no)preserve, (no)readahead, cachemem, blend.

Additionally you can specify:

- **-h, --help**

  Print usage info (overwrites fbi option).

- **-b, --bell**

  Emit a beep when the document is ready.

- **-c, --color**

  To render the pages in color (default is N&B).

- **-l**

  To get the pages rendered with 100 dpi (default is 75).

- **-xl**

  To get the pages rendered with 120 dpi.

- **-xxl**

  To get the pages rendered with 150 dpi.

- **-r** *n***, --resolution** *n*

  To get the pages rendered with *n* dpi (overwrites fbi option).

- **-fp** *number***, --firstpage** *number*

  Begins interpreting on the designated page of the document.

- **-lp** *number***, --lastpage** *number*

  Stops interpreting after the designated page of the document.

- **-p** *password***, --password** *password*

  You can use this option if your PDF file requires a *password*.

## SEE ALSO

[**fbi**(1)](/fbi/1.md), [**gs**(1)](/gs/1.md)

## AUTHOR

Gerd Hoffmann **\<gerd@kraxel.org\>**

## COPYRIGHT

Copyright (c) 1999-2012 Gerd Hoffmann \<gerd@kraxel.org\>

This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by the Free Software Foundation; either version 2 of the License, or (at your option) any later version.

This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the GNU General Public License for more details.

You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License along with this program; if not, write to the Free Software Foundation, Inc., 675 Mass Ave, Cambridge, MA 02139, USA.