How shall I generate a pdf file instead of a ps file using enscript?

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I was wondering why the following generates a ps file not a pdf file?
How can I make it generate a pdf file? Thanks.



$ enscript -B -PPDF code/bloom.c -o bloom.pdf 
[ 2 pages * 1 copy ] left in bloom.pdf
$ file bloom.pdf 
bloom.pdf: PostScript document text conforming DSC level 3.0


I have already installed cups-pdf by



sudo apt install cups-pdf





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  • You might want to pipe the output to ps2pdf.
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I was wondering why the following generates a ps file not a pdf file?
How can I make it generate a pdf file? Thanks.



$ enscript -B -PPDF code/bloom.c -o bloom.pdf 
[ 2 pages * 1 copy ] left in bloom.pdf
$ file bloom.pdf 
bloom.pdf: PostScript document text conforming DSC level 3.0


I have already installed cups-pdf by



sudo apt install cups-pdf





pdf ps printing cups enscript







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  • You might want to pipe the output to ps2pdf.
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I was wondering why the following generates a ps file not a pdf file?
How can I make it generate a pdf file? Thanks.



$ enscript -B -PPDF code/bloom.c -o bloom.pdf 
[ 2 pages * 1 copy ] left in bloom.pdf
$ file bloom.pdf 
bloom.pdf: PostScript document text conforming DSC level 3.0


I have already installed cups-pdf by



sudo apt install cups-pdf





pdf ps printing cups enscript







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I was wondering why the following generates a ps file not a pdf file?
How can I make it generate a pdf file? Thanks.



$ enscript -B -PPDF code/bloom.c -o bloom.pdf 
[ 2 pages * 1 copy ] left in bloom.pdf
$ file bloom.pdf 
bloom.pdf: PostScript document text conforming DSC level 3.0


I have already installed cups-pdf by



sudo apt install cups-pdf





pdf ps printing cups enscript




pdf ps printing cups enscript






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  • You might want to pipe the output to ps2pdf.
    – Mark Plotnick
    47 mins ago
















  • You might want to pipe the output to ps2pdf.
    – Mark Plotnick
    47 mins ago















You might want to pipe the output to ps2pdf.
– Mark Plotnick
47 mins ago




You might want to pipe the output to ps2pdf.
– Mark Plotnick
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According to enscript manpage



  • by default, enscript only makes postscipt file*.

From The Command Line. It looks like your command is missing the flag -p :



enscript -B -PPDF code/bloom.c -p myfile.ps


You can then convert the ps file to pdf with ghostscript:



sudo apt install ghostscript
ps2pdf myfile.ps myfile.pdf


or



enscript file -o - | ps2pdf - output.pdf


You have to set your default Printer in the system to the PDF printer, so enscript will then send all output to a PDF file. If it is not the default. then the output will be a postscipt file. I would then use something like this command:



enscript -2 -r -j --font=Times-Roman11 --word-wrap --mark-wrapped=arrow '%f' && sleep 2 && evince ~/PDF/_stdin_.pdf


Command explanation:



The `%f` designates the filename parameter. To make it work in the [Geany editor][3], I’ve found that it must be typed in single quotes. 
The `&& sleep 2 && evince ~/PDF/_stdin_.pdf` commands will wait two seconds for the print job to finish, then run the Evince PDF viewer to display the file _stdin_.pdf you just generated in the user’s PDF subdirectory.





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  • Thanks. Why does -PPDF not make it create pdf file directly? Is it the case on your linux?
    – Tim
    36 mins ago











  • Kindly see the edits ;-)
    – Goro
    34 mins ago










  • How would you " set your default Printer in the system to the PDF printer"? Does -PPDF already specify the printer to be the PDF printer?
    – Tim
    33 mins ago











  • in order to make the PDF printer default, go to the printer configurations GUI for example you installed cups-pdf. You can choose it as a default from the GUI
    – Goro
    30 mins ago











  • Is there a reliable command which will work in both cases with or without making the PDF printer default?
    – Tim
    28 mins ago










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According to enscript manpage



  • by default, enscript only makes postscipt file*.

From The Command Line. It looks like your command is missing the flag -p :



enscript -B -PPDF code/bloom.c -p myfile.ps


You can then convert the ps file to pdf with ghostscript:



sudo apt install ghostscript
ps2pdf myfile.ps myfile.pdf


or



enscript file -o - | ps2pdf - output.pdf


You have to set your default Printer in the system to the PDF printer, so enscript will then send all output to a PDF file. If it is not the default. then the output will be a postscipt file. I would then use something like this command:



enscript -2 -r -j --font=Times-Roman11 --word-wrap --mark-wrapped=arrow '%f' && sleep 2 && evince ~/PDF/_stdin_.pdf


Command explanation:



The `%f` designates the filename parameter. To make it work in the [Geany editor][3], I’ve found that it must be typed in single quotes. 
The `&& sleep 2 && evince ~/PDF/_stdin_.pdf` commands will wait two seconds for the print job to finish, then run the Evince PDF viewer to display the file _stdin_.pdf you just generated in the user’s PDF subdirectory.





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  • Thanks. Why does -PPDF not make it create pdf file directly? Is it the case on your linux?
    – Tim
    36 mins ago











  • Kindly see the edits ;-)
    – Goro
    34 mins ago










  • How would you " set your default Printer in the system to the PDF printer"? Does -PPDF already specify the printer to be the PDF printer?
    – Tim
    33 mins ago











  • in order to make the PDF printer default, go to the printer configurations GUI for example you installed cups-pdf. You can choose it as a default from the GUI
    – Goro
    30 mins ago











  • Is there a reliable command which will work in both cases with or without making the PDF printer default?
    – Tim
    28 mins ago














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According to enscript manpage



  • by default, enscript only makes postscipt file*.

From The Command Line. It looks like your command is missing the flag -p :



enscript -B -PPDF code/bloom.c -p myfile.ps


You can then convert the ps file to pdf with ghostscript:



sudo apt install ghostscript
ps2pdf myfile.ps myfile.pdf


or



enscript file -o - | ps2pdf - output.pdf


You have to set your default Printer in the system to the PDF printer, so enscript will then send all output to a PDF file. If it is not the default. then the output will be a postscipt file. I would then use something like this command:



enscript -2 -r -j --font=Times-Roman11 --word-wrap --mark-wrapped=arrow '%f' && sleep 2 && evince ~/PDF/_stdin_.pdf


Command explanation:



The `%f` designates the filename parameter. To make it work in the [Geany editor][3], I’ve found that it must be typed in single quotes. 
The `&& sleep 2 && evince ~/PDF/_stdin_.pdf` commands will wait two seconds for the print job to finish, then run the Evince PDF viewer to display the file _stdin_.pdf you just generated in the user’s PDF subdirectory.





share|improve this answer






















  • Thanks. Why does -PPDF not make it create pdf file directly? Is it the case on your linux?
    – Tim
    36 mins ago











  • Kindly see the edits ;-)
    – Goro
    34 mins ago










  • How would you " set your default Printer in the system to the PDF printer"? Does -PPDF already specify the printer to be the PDF printer?
    – Tim
    33 mins ago











  • in order to make the PDF printer default, go to the printer configurations GUI for example you installed cups-pdf. You can choose it as a default from the GUI
    – Goro
    30 mins ago











  • Is there a reliable command which will work in both cases with or without making the PDF printer default?
    – Tim
    28 mins ago












up vote
5
down vote










up vote
5
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According to enscript manpage



  • by default, enscript only makes postscipt file*.

From The Command Line. It looks like your command is missing the flag -p :



enscript -B -PPDF code/bloom.c -p myfile.ps


You can then convert the ps file to pdf with ghostscript:



sudo apt install ghostscript
ps2pdf myfile.ps myfile.pdf


or



enscript file -o - | ps2pdf - output.pdf


You have to set your default Printer in the system to the PDF printer, so enscript will then send all output to a PDF file. If it is not the default. then the output will be a postscipt file. I would then use something like this command:



enscript -2 -r -j --font=Times-Roman11 --word-wrap --mark-wrapped=arrow '%f' && sleep 2 && evince ~/PDF/_stdin_.pdf


Command explanation:



The `%f` designates the filename parameter. To make it work in the [Geany editor][3], I’ve found that it must be typed in single quotes. 
The `&& sleep 2 && evince ~/PDF/_stdin_.pdf` commands will wait two seconds for the print job to finish, then run the Evince PDF viewer to display the file _stdin_.pdf you just generated in the user’s PDF subdirectory.





share|improve this answer














According to enscript manpage



  • by default, enscript only makes postscipt file*.

From The Command Line. It looks like your command is missing the flag -p :



enscript -B -PPDF code/bloom.c -p myfile.ps


You can then convert the ps file to pdf with ghostscript:



sudo apt install ghostscript
ps2pdf myfile.ps myfile.pdf


or



enscript file -o - | ps2pdf - output.pdf


You have to set your default Printer in the system to the PDF printer, so enscript will then send all output to a PDF file. If it is not the default. then the output will be a postscipt file. I would then use something like this command:



enscript -2 -r -j --font=Times-Roman11 --word-wrap --mark-wrapped=arrow '%f' && sleep 2 && evince ~/PDF/_stdin_.pdf


Command explanation:



The `%f` designates the filename parameter. To make it work in the [Geany editor][3], I’ve found that it must be typed in single quotes. 
The `&& sleep 2 && evince ~/PDF/_stdin_.pdf` commands will wait two seconds for the print job to finish, then run the Evince PDF viewer to display the file _stdin_.pdf you just generated in the user’s PDF subdirectory.






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  • Thanks. Why does -PPDF not make it create pdf file directly? Is it the case on your linux?
    – Tim
    36 mins ago











  • Kindly see the edits ;-)
    – Goro
    34 mins ago










  • How would you " set your default Printer in the system to the PDF printer"? Does -PPDF already specify the printer to be the PDF printer?
    – Tim
    33 mins ago











  • in order to make the PDF printer default, go to the printer configurations GUI for example you installed cups-pdf. You can choose it as a default from the GUI
    – Goro
    30 mins ago











  • Is there a reliable command which will work in both cases with or without making the PDF printer default?
    – Tim
    28 mins ago
















  • Thanks. Why does -PPDF not make it create pdf file directly? Is it the case on your linux?
    – Tim
    36 mins ago











  • Kindly see the edits ;-)
    – Goro
    34 mins ago










  • How would you " set your default Printer in the system to the PDF printer"? Does -PPDF already specify the printer to be the PDF printer?
    – Tim
    33 mins ago











  • in order to make the PDF printer default, go to the printer configurations GUI for example you installed cups-pdf. You can choose it as a default from the GUI
    – Goro
    30 mins ago











  • Is there a reliable command which will work in both cases with or without making the PDF printer default?
    – Tim
    28 mins ago















Thanks. Why does -PPDF not make it create pdf file directly? Is it the case on your linux?
– Tim
36 mins ago





Thanks. Why does -PPDF not make it create pdf file directly? Is it the case on your linux?
– Tim
36 mins ago













Kindly see the edits ;-)
– Goro
34 mins ago




Kindly see the edits ;-)
– Goro
34 mins ago












How would you " set your default Printer in the system to the PDF printer"? Does -PPDF already specify the printer to be the PDF printer?
– Tim
33 mins ago





How would you " set your default Printer in the system to the PDF printer"? Does -PPDF already specify the printer to be the PDF printer?
– Tim
33 mins ago













in order to make the PDF printer default, go to the printer configurations GUI for example you installed cups-pdf. You can choose it as a default from the GUI
– Goro
30 mins ago





in order to make the PDF printer default, go to the printer configurations GUI for example you installed cups-pdf. You can choose it as a default from the GUI
– Goro
30 mins ago













Is there a reliable command which will work in both cases with or without making the PDF printer default?
– Tim
28 mins ago




Is there a reliable command which will work in both cases with or without making the PDF printer default?
– Tim
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