#!/bin/sh # $Id: ps2ascii,v 1.7 2004/08/04 00:55:46 giles Exp $ # Extract ASCII text from a PostScript file. Usage: # ps2ascii [infile.ps [outfile.txt]] # If outfile is omitted, output goes to stdout. # If both infile and outfile are omitted, ps2ascii acts as a filter, # reading from stdin and writing on stdout. # This definition is changed on install to match the # executable name set in the makefile GS_EXECUTABLE=gs trap "rm -f _temp_.err _temp_.out" 0 1 2 15 OPTIONS="-q -dNODISPLAY -dSAFER -dDELAYBIND -dWRITESYSTEMDICT -dSIMPLE" if ( test $# -eq 0 ) then $GS_EXECUTABLE $OPTIONS -c save -f ps2ascii.ps - -c quit elif ( test $# -eq 1 ) then $GS_EXECUTABLE $OPTIONS -c save -f ps2ascii.ps "$1" -c quit else $GS_EXECUTABLE $OPTIONS -c save -f ps2ascii.ps "$1" -c quit >"$2" fi