---
name: "nup"
section: "1"
platform: "linux"
package: "dvi2ps"
version: "5.1j-2"
release: "Debian 13 (Trixie)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/nup"
---

# nup(1)

multiple pages per sheet with dvi2ps

## NAME

nup - multiple pages per sheet with dvi2ps

## SYNOPSIS

**nup** \[ \[ **-p *paper*** \] \[ **-2** \] \[ **-4** \] \[ **-8** \] \[ **-l** \] \[ **-n** \] \]

## DESCRIPTION

This manual page documents briefly the **nup** command. This manual page was written for the Debian GNU/Linux distribution because the original command hadn't manual page.\
 *Nup* puts multiple logical pages onto each physical sheet of paper with dvi2ps. The input PostScript file should be of dvi2ps

The  **-p** *paper* option is to set the paper size which is available with dvi2ps.

The **-2** option is to put 2 logical pages on each sheet of paper.

The **-4** option is to put 4 logical pages on each sheet of paper.

The **-8** option is to put 8 logical pages on each sheet of paper.

The **-l** option is to surround a page with frame.

The **-n** option in not to shrink each logical pages.

## EXAMPLES

- to print 2 pages in a sheet:

  dvi2ps foo.dvi \| nup -2 \| lpr

- to print 8 pages in a B4 paper:

  dvi2ps foo.dvi \| nup -8 -p b4 \| lpr

- to print 4 pages in a letter size paper with frame:

  dvi2ps foo.dvi \| nup -4 -p letter -l \| lpr

- to print 2 B5 size pages in a B4 paper:

  dvi2ps -o b5 foo.dvi \| nup -2 -n -p b4  \| lpr

## SEE ALSO

[dvi2ps(1)](/dvi2ps/1.md)

## AUTHOR

This manual page was written by Atsuhito Kohda \<kohda@debian.org\>, for the Debian GNU/Linux system (but may be used by others).