---
name: "psrip"
section: "1"
platform: "linux"
package: "psrip"
version: "1.3-10"
release: "Debian 13 (Trixie)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/psrip"
---

# psrip(1)

extracts images from postscript-files

## NAME

psrip - extracts images from postscript-files

## SYNOPSIS

psrip \[**-d** *dir*\] *psfile(s)*

extract images in *psfile(s)* into current directory or *dir* if given.

## Examples

psrip foil.ps\
   Extract images from foil.ps into current directory.

psrip **-d** images foil1.ps foil2.ps TeX/\*.ps\
   Extract images of these ps-files into directory *images*.

## DESCRIPTION

The script saves the lines between *'%%BeginDocument: name'* and *'%%EndDocument'* to a new file named *dir/name*.

## BUGS

If there is no 'BoundingBox' specified in the extracted image you have to insert it by hand. E.g. for DIN-a4 size:\
  %%BoundingBox: 0 0 596 842

## AUTHOR

Christian Lackas \<*delta@clackas.de*\>, 10 December 1999.

This tool is dedicated to Nikolay 'Snake' Sturm.

Thanks to Rolf Niepraschk for his help in publishing an bug  reporting.

## LICENSE

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.