---
name: "gjots2lpr"
section: "1"
platform: "linux"
package: "gjots2"
version: "3.0.2-0.1"
release: "Debian 10 (Buster)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/gjots2lpr"
---

# gjots2lpr(1)

export gjots2 or other txt files to PDF or PS

## NAME

gjots2lpr - export gjots2 or other txt files to PDF or PS

## SYNOPSIS

**gjots2lpr** \[ *-124fhmptv* \] \[ *filename* ... \]

## DESCRIPTION

Prints a text file - if possible using postscript or PDF and available pre-viewers and printer dialog. It looks for and uses whatever utilities it can find on the system.

If 'filename' is not given then STDIN is printed.

**-1**: 1 page per sheet\
 **-2**: 2 page per sheet\
 **-4**: 4 page per sheet\
 **-f** FORMATTER: use FORMATTER (a2ps, enscript or mpage)\
 **-m** MEDIA: paper size (default A4)\
 **-p**: convert to PDF rather than PS\
 **-t**: stick to ASCII text - don't convert to postscript\
 **-v**: verbose operation

The following environment parameters are recognised and have default values:

GJOTS\_LPR: "xpp", "gtklp", "kprinter" or "lpr"\
 GJOTS\_TXT2PS: "a2ps **--medium**=*A4* **--margin**=*1* **--header** **--center-title=**'' **-2** **--output**=*-*", "enscript **--borders** **--output**=*-* **--media**=*A4* **-2** **--header=**'%D %T\|\|Page $% of $='" or "mpage **-bA4** **-X**'' **-f** **-2**"\
 GJOTS\_PS2PDF: ps2pdf\
 GJOTS\_PSVIEWER: "evince", "kghostview", "kpdf", "ggv" or "gv"\
 GJOTS\_PDFVIEWER: "evince", "acroread", "kpdf" or "xpdf **-z** page"\
 GJOTS\_PRETTY: "pr **-o** 1 **-T**" or "cat"\
 GJOTS\_TXTVIEWER: "Xdialog **--ok-label** Print **--textbox** - 80 120" or "xmessage **-buttons** Cancel:1,Print:0 **-file** -"