---
name: "xml2ps"
section: "1"
platform: "linux"
package: "passepartout"
version: "0.7.1-1.1"
release: "Debian 8 (Jessie)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/xml2ps"
---

# xml2ps(1)

the typesetting engine of Passepartout

## NAME

xml2ps - the typesetting engine of Passepartout

## SYNOPSIS

**xml2ps** \[*options*\]

## DESCRIPTION

The xml2ps program is a stand-alone version of the engine used by Passepartout to typeset documents. It creates PostScript or PDF documents from Passepartout XML files. The XML files are read from standard input.

## OPTIONS

- **--output-format=FORMAT**

  Output format (ps, pdf)

- **--fontinfo**

  Print font info

- **-s, --subst-fonst**

  Substitute font aliases

- **-p WxH\[/COLS\[+GTR\]\]**

  Add page

- **-b WxH\[+/-LEFT+/-BOTTOM\]**

  Add obstacle

- **--no-extra-pages**

  Complain if running out of pages

- **-v, --version**

  Display version number

- **-h, --help**

  Display this help message

## SEE ALSO

**[passepartout(1x)](/passepartout/1x.md)**

## AUTHOR

This manual page was originally written by Gaudenz Steinlin  \<gaudenz@soziologie.ch\>, for the Debian project (but may be used by others).