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     a2ps - formats an ascii file for printing  on  a  postscript
     printer

SSSSYYYYNNNNOOOOPPPPSSSSIIIISSSS
     aaaa2222ppppssss [ gggglllloooobbbbaaaallll ooooppppttttiiiioooonnnnssss ] [ ppppoooossssiiiittttiiiioooonnnnaaaallll ooooppppttttiiiioooonnnnssss  ]  [  _f_i_l_e_1  [
     ppppoooossssiiiittttiiiioooonnnnaaaallll ooooppppttttiiiioooonnnnssss ] ] _f_i_l_e_2 ... ] ]

DDDDEEEESSSSCCCCRRRRIIIIPPPPTTTTIIIIOOOONNNN
     _a_2_p_s formats each named file for printing  in  a  postscript
     printer;  if  no file is given, _a_2_p_s reads from the standard
     input. The output is sent to the printer or to stdout or  to
     a  file.   The format used is nice and compact: normally two
     pages on each  physical  page,  borders  surrounding  pages,
     headers with useful information (page number, printing date,
     file name  or  supplied  header),  line  numbering,  keyword
     highlighting,  symbol substitution etc.  This is very useful
     for making archive listings of programs.

  GGGGlllloooobbbbaaaallll ooooppppttttiiiioooonnnnssss
     Global options offered by _a_2_p_s are the following:

     ----???? ----hhhh Print usage information.

     ----aaaa    Use alternative paper size. In general defined  to  be
           US letter. (see -V).

     ----bbbb    Force printing binary files. By default, binary  files
           printing  is  stopped  before  second  page  (see  -nb
           option).

     ----cccc    Compact mode for a  sequence  of  files.  This  option
           allows  the printing of two files in the same physical
           page: last page of the first file in the left (or  up)
           side  and  first  page of the second file in the right
           (or down) side. This option is valid only for twinpage
           mode (two pages per physical page).

     ----ffff    Fold lines too large to be printed inside the  borders
           (default option).  Max line size depends on format and
           font size used and whether  line  numbering  has  been
           suppressed.

     ----hhhh    Print usage information.

     ----IIII_f_i_l_e
           Use the specified file as the postscript prologue  for
           a2ps.

     ----iiii    Interpret TAB, BS and FF characters (default  option).
           TAB  is  replaced  by  enough spaces to reach next tab
           stop while BS and FF have their meanings.



SunOS 5.5          Last change: 9 August 1996                   1

Some weird characters that exists out there are:

- O plus: o+ and +o

- Copyright: cO

- Plus or minus: +_

- Greater than or equal to: ~>_

- Less than or equal to: ~<_

- Another form of u_n_d_e_r_l_i_n_i_n_g_._