---
name: "foo2oak"
section: "1"
platform: "linux"
package: "printer-driver-foo2zjs-common"
version: "20200505dfsg0-3"
release: "Debian 13 (Trixie)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/foo2oak"
---

# foo2oak(1)

foo2oak - Convert Ghostscript pbmraw, pgmraw or bitcmyk format into an OAKT printer stream **foo2oak** \[*options*\] \<*pbmraw-file* \>*OAKT-file*

**foo2oak** \[*options*\] \<*pgmraw-file* \>*OAKT-file*

**foo2oak** \[*options*\] \<*bitcmyk-file* \>*OAKT-file* **foo2oak** converts Ghostscript pbmraw or bitcmyk output formats to monochrome or color OAKT streams, for driving the HP Color LaserJet 1500 laser printer, Kyocera KM-1636/KM-2035 copiers, and other OAKT-based printers.

These are the options used to select the parameters of a print job that are usually controlled on a per job basis.

- **-c**

  Force color mode if autodetect doesn't work.

- **-d** *duplex*

  Duplex code to send to printer \[1\].

  | | | | | | |
  | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
  | 1 | off | 2 | long edge | 3 | short edge |

- **-g** *xpix***x***ypix*

  Set page dimensions in pixels \[10200x6600\].

- **-m** *media*

  Media code to send to printer \[1\].

  | | |
  | --- | --- |
  | Media | Code |
  | autoselect | 0 |
  | plain | 1 |
  | preprinted | 2 |
  | letterhead | 3 |
  | transparency | 4 |
  | prepunched | 5 |
  | labels | 6 |
  | bond | 7 |
  | recycled | 8 |
  | color | 9 |
  | cardstock | 10 |
  | envelope | 11 |
  | light | 13 |
  | tough | 14 |
  | vellum | 15 |
  | rough | 16 |
  | thick | 19 |
  | highqual | 20 |

- **-p** *paper*

  Paper code to send to printer \[1\].

  | | | | |
  | --- | --- | --- | --- |
  | 1 | letter | 3 | ledger |
  | 5 | legal | 6 | statement |
  | 7 | executive | 8 | A3 |
  | 9 | A4 | 11 | A5 |
  | 12 | B4 | 13 | B5jis |
  | 14 | folio | 19 | env9 |
  | 20 | env10 | 27 | envDL |
  | 28 | envC5 | 30 | envC4 |
  | 37 | envMonarch | 257 | A6 |
  | 258 | B6 | 259 | B5iso |
  | 260 | env6 |

- **-n** *copies*

  Number of copies \[1\].

- **-r** *xres***x***yres*

  Set device resolution in pixels/inch \[600x600\].

- **-s** *source*

  Source (InputSlot) code to send to printer \[7\].

  | | | | |
  | --- | --- | --- | --- |
  | 1 | tray1 | 2 | tray2 |
  | 4 | manual | 7 | auto |

- **-J** *filename*

  Filename string to send to printer.

- **-U** *username*

  Username string to send to printer. These are the options used to customize the operation of **foo2oak** for a particular printer.

- **-u** *xoff***x***yoff*

  Set the offset of the start of the printable region from the upper left corner, in pixels \[0x0\].

- **-l** *xoff***x***yoff*

  Set the offset of the end of the printable region from the lower right corner, in pixels \[0x0\].

- **-L** *mask*

  Send logical clipping amounts implied by -u/-l in the OAKT stream \[3\].

  | | |
  | --- | --- |
  | 0 | don't send any logical clipping amounts |
  | 1 | only send Y clipping amount |
  | 2 | only send X clipping amount |
  | 3 | send both X and Y clipping amounts |

- **-A**

  AllIsBlack: convert C=1,M=1,Y=1 to just K=1.  Works with bitcmyk input only.

- **-B**

  BlackClears: K=1 forces C,M,Y to 0.  Works with bitcmyk input only.

- **-M** *mirror*

  Mirror bytes. Mirror is 0 for Kyocera KM-1635/KM-2035 and 1 for the HP Color LaserJet 1500. The default is 1.

- **-z** *model*

  Model is 0 for the HP Color LaserJet 1500, and 1 for the Kyocera KM-1635/KM-2035 copiers. The default is 0. These options are used for debugging **foo2oak**.

- **-S** *plane*

  Output just a single color plane from a color print and print it on the black plane.  The default is to output all color planes.

  | | |
  | --- | --- |
  | 1 | Cyan |
  | 2 | Magenta |
  | 3 | Yellow |
  | 4 | Black |

- **-D** *level*

  Set Debug level \[0\].

  Create a black and white OAKT stream:

  ```
  gs -q -dBATCH -dSAFER -dQUIET -dNOPAUSE
      -sPAPERSIZE=letter -r600x600 -sDEVICE=pbmraw
      -sOutputFile=- - < testpage.ps
  | foo2oak -r600x600 -g5100x6600 -p1 >testpage.oak
  ```

Create a color OAKT stream:

```
gs -q -dBATCH -dSAFER -dQUIET -dNOPAUSE
    -sPAPERSIZE=letter -g5100x6600 -r600x600 -sDEVICE=bitcmyk
    -sOutputFile=- - < testpage.ps
| foo2oak -r600x600 -g5100x6600 -p1 >testpage.oak
```

**/usr/bin/foo2oak** [**foo2oak-wrapper**(1)](/foo2oak-wrapper/1.md), [**oakdecode**(1)](/oakdecode/1.md) Rick Richardson \<rick.richardson@comcast.net\>\
 http://foo2oak.rkkda.com/