Converts files from troff format to PostScript format.
psroff [ -t ] [ -dQueue ] [ -nNumber ] [ -tTitle ] [ -DFontDirectory ] [ -FFontFamily ] [ -PFlag ] [ troffFlags ] [ File ... ]
The psroff command is a shell script that runs the troff command in an environment to produce output on a PostScript printer. It uses the psdit command to convert troff intermediate output to PostScript format, and spools this output for printing. If no files are specified, the standard input is used.
To include arbitrary PostScript language commands or files in a troff document, see the psdit command.
The PostScript Fonts for Transcript table shows the fonts available for the TranScript commands. The fonts are available by long name when using the enscript command, and by short name when using the psroff or troff commands. The following table shows the psroff commands (short names) used to declare a default set of fonts. The alphabetic characters are case-sensitive:
PostScript Fonts for Transcript | ||
Long Name | Short Name | Font Family |
AvantGarde-Book | ag | AvantGarde |
AvantGarde-Demi | Ag | AvantGarde |
AvantGarde-DemiOblique | AG | AvantGarde |
AvantGarde-BookOblique | aG | AvantGarde |
Bookman-Demi | Bo | Bookman |
Bookman-DemiItalic | BO | Bookman |
Bookman-Light | bo | Bookman |
Bookman-LightItalic | bO | Bookman |
Courier | C | Courier |
Courier-Bold | CB | Courier |
Courier-BoldOblique | CO | Courier |
Courier-Oblique | CO | Courier |
Garamond-Bold | Ga | Garamond |
Garamond-BoldItalic | GA | Garamond |
Garamond-Light | ga | Garamond |
Garamond-LightItalic | gA | Garamond |
Helvetica | H | Helvetica |
Helvetica-Bold | HB | Helvetica |
Helvetica-Oblique | HO | Helvetica |
Helvetica-BoldOblique | HD | Helvetica |
Helvetica-Narrow | hn | Helvetica |
Helvetica-Narrow-Bold | Hn | Helvetica |
Helvetica-Narrow-BoldOblique | HN | Helvetica |
Helvetica-Narrow-Oblique | hN | Helvetica |
LubalinGraph-Book | lu | Lubalin |
LubalinGraph-BookOblique | lU | Lubalin |
LubalinGraph-Demi | Lu | Lubalin |
LubalinGraph-DemiOblique | LU | Lubalin |
NewCenturySchlbk | NC | NewCentury |
NewCenturySchlbk-Bold | Nc | NewCentury |
NewCenturySchlbk-Italic | nC | NewCentury |
NewCenturySchlbk-Roman | nc | NewCentury |
Optima | op | Optima |
Optima-Bold | Op | Optima |
Optima-BoldOblique | OP | Optima |
Optima-Oblique | oP | Optima |
Palatino-Bold | PB | Palatino |
Palatino-BoldItalic | PX | Palatino |
Palatino-Italic | PI | Palatino |
Palatino-Roman | PA | Palatino |
Souvenir-Demi | Sv | Souvenir |
Souvenir-DemiItalic | SV | Souvenir |
Souvenir-Light | sv | Souvenir |
Souvenir-LightItalic | sV | Souvenir |
Times-Bold | TB | Times |
Times-BoldItalic | TD | Times |
Times-Italic | TI | Times |
Times-Roman | TR | Times |
Symbol | S | (none) |
ZapfChancery-MediumItalic | ZC | Zapf |
ZapfDingbats | (none) | (none) |
troffFlags | Specifies standard flags available with the troff command. |
File | Specifies the troff intermediate output file. The default is the standard input. |
The col command, enscript command, eqn command, lp command, managefonts command, nroff command, pic command, psdit command, refer command, tbl command, troff command.