---
name: "mgp2ps"
section: "1"
platform: "linux"
package: "mgp"
version: "1.13a+upstream20090219-12+b1"
release: "Debian 13 (Trixie)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/mgp2ps"
---

# mgp2ps(1)

generate PostScript file from MagicPoint file

## NAME

**mgp2ps** – generate PostScript file from MagicPoint file

## SYNOPSIS

**mgp2ps** \[**-cirtV**\] \[**-f** *psfile*\] \[**-p** *papersize*\] \[**-x** *xmargin*\] \[**-y** *ymargin*\] *mgpfile*

## DESCRIPTION

**mgp2ps** is a converter from MagicPoint file  *mgpfile* to PostScript file. If **-f** option is specified, PostScript will be generated to *psfile*. Otherwise, printed to the standard output.

If there exists  **foo.eps** corresponding to **foo.gif** (or whatever), the encapsulated PostScript file will be included to the PostScript file instead.

The following options are available:

- **-c**

  Generate color PostScript file (experimental). By default **mgp2ps** will generate monochrome postscript file.

- **-i**

  Paint inside icon symbols.

- **-r**

  Stack the paper in reverse order.

- **-V**

  Be verbose.

- **-f** *psfile*

  Pathname to put the PostScript output.

- **-p** *papersize*

  *papersize* specifies the size of the paper to be used. a3, a4, a5, b5, A3, A4, A5, B5, letter, legal, ledger, tabloid, statement, executive, folio, quarto and 10x14 are available. Default size is a4.

- **-x** *xmargin*

  - **-y** *ymargin*

  *xmargin* and *ymargin* specifies length of the margin area around the edge of the paper.

- **-t**

  Use truetypefont instead of psfont (ASCII font only).

- **-e**

  Specify encodings. At this moment, "iso-8859-1", "latin1", "iso-8859-2" "and latin-2" are supported as encodings.

- **-m**

  emulate "%pause" directive.

- **-X** *engine*

  Do not use rendering engine, specified by  *engine*. *engine* can be only FreeType so far.

- **-g** *level*

  specify the distance level between lines. If  *level* is 0, the result will be close to the result of xft2 rendering. If others, it will be close to the result of other rendering engines.

## SEE ALSO

[mgp(1)](/mgp/1.md)

## HISTORY

**mgp2ps** was created so that Kazu Yamamoto could submit his tutorial document to the committee of Internet Week '97.