epstopdf(1)
NAME
epstopdf, repstopdf - convert an EPS file to PDF
SYNOPSIS
epstopdf [options] [epsfile]
DESCRIPTION
By default, epstopdf converts the input PostScript file to PDF, using Ghostscript. Epstopdf transforms the Encapsulated PostScript file epsfile (or standard input) so that it is guaranteed to start at the 0,0 coordinate, and it sets a page size exactly corresponding to the BoundingBox. Thus, the result needs no cropping, and the PDF MediaBox is correct. PJL commands at the start of a file are removed. DOS EPS binary files (TN 5002) are supported. If the bounding box in the input is incorrect, of course there will be resulting problems.
OPTIONS
Options may start with either "-" or "--", and may be unambiguously
abbreviated. It is best to use the full option name in scripts to
avoid possible collisions with new options in the future.
General script options:
--help display help message and exit
--version
display version information and exit
--outfile=file
write result to file. If this option is not given, and --nogs
or --filter is specified, write to standard output; otherwise,
the default is to construct the output file name by replacing
any extension in the input file with `.pdf'.
--[no]debug
write debugging info (default: false).
--[no]exact
scan ExactBoundingBox (default: false).
--[no]filter
read standard input and (unless --outfile is given) write
standard output (default: false).
--[no]gs
run Ghostscript (default: true). With --nogs, output (to
standard output by default) the PostScript that would normally
be converted; that is, the input PostScript as modified by
epstopdf.
--[no]hires
scan HiresBoundingBox (default: false).
--restricted=val
turn on restricted mode (default: [true for repstopdf, else
false]); this forbids the use of --gscmd and other options and
imposes restrictions on the input and output file names
according to the values of openin_any and openout_any (see the
Web2c manual, http://tug.org/web2c).
Options for Ghostscript (more info below):
--gscmd=val
pipe output to val (default: [gswin32c on Windows, else gs])
--gsopt=val
include val as one argument in the gs command (can be repeated).
--gsopts=val
split val at whitespace and include each resulting word as an
argument in the gs command (can be repeated).
--autorotate=val
set AutoRotatePages (default: None); recognized val choices:
None, All, PageByPage. For EPS files, PageByPage is equivalent
to All.
--[no]compress
use compression in the output (default: true); if turned off,
passes -dUseFlateCompression=false.
--device=dev
use -sDEVICE=dev (default: pdfwrite); not allowed in restricted
mode.
--[no]embed
embed fonts (default: true); passes -dMaxSubsetPct=100
-dSubsetFonts=true -dEmbedAllFonts=true.
--[no]gray
grayscale output (default: false); passes
-sColorConversionStrategy=Gray -dProcessColorModel=/DeviceGray.
--pdfsettings=val
use -dPDFSETTINGS=/val (default is `prepress' if --embed, else
empty); recognized val choices: screen, ebook, printer,
prepress, default.
--[no]quiet
use -q, a.k.a. -dQUIET (default: false).
--res=dpi, dpixdpi
set image resolution (default: [use gs default]); ignored if
--debug is set.
--[no]safer
use -d(NO)QUIET (default: true).
In addition to the specific options above, additional options to be
used with gs can be specified with either or both of the two cumulative
options --gsopts and --gsopt.
--gsopts takes a single string of options, which is split at
whitespace, each resulting word then added to the gs command line
individually.
--gsopt adds its argument as a single option to the gs command line.
It can be used multiple times to specify options separately, and is
necessary if an option or its value contains whitespace.
In restricted mode, options are limited to those with names and values
known to be safe. Some options taking booleans, integers or fixed
names are allowed, those taking general strings are not.
EXAMPLES
These examples all equivalently convert `test.eps' to `test.pdf': epstopdf test.eps cat test.eps | epstopdf --filter >test.pdf cat test.eps | epstopdf -f -o=test.pdf Example for using HiResBoundingBox instead of BoundingBox: epstopdf --hires test.eps Example for epstopdf's attempt at correcting PostScript: $program --nogs test.ps >testcorr.ps In all cases, you can add --debug (-d) to see more about what epstopdf is doing.
BUGS
The case of "%%BoundingBox: (atend)" when input is not seekable (e.g., from a pipe) is not supported. Report bugs in the program or this man page to tex-k@tug.org. When reporting bugs, please include an input file and the command line options specified, so the problem can be reproduced.
SEE ALSO
gs(1), pdfcrop(1). The epstopdf LaTeX package, part of the oberdiek bundle, which automates running this script on the fly under TeX: http://ctan.org/pkg/epstopdf-pkg.
AUTHOR
Originally written by Sebastian Rahtz, for Elsevier Science, with
subsequent contributions from Thomas Esser, Gerben Wierda, Heiko
Oberdiek, and many others. Currently maintained by Karl Berry.
Man page originally written by Jim Van Zandt.
epstopdf home page: http://tug.org/epstopdf.
You may freely use, modify and/or distribute this file.
28 May 2016 EPSTOPDF(1)
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