Ghostview 1.5 - printing with psnup

Last updated May 13, 1996.

GHOSTVIEW 1.5: USE OF PSNUP TO PRINT MULTIPLE PHYSICAL PAGES  
               PER LOGICAL PAGE

 Background: A public domain utility has been installed on the
             PCS DECStation systems. This utility, called "psnup", 
             allows formatting of multiple logical postscript pages
             onto one physical page.  It can then be printed, and
             paper can be saved, saving money and trees :-)
             For example, the command:
                  " psnup -2 myfile.ps | lpr "
             will print the postscript file "myfile.ps" with 2 
             pages per paper.
             See the man page for more information on the use of
             this filter.

 Use with Ghostscript:                                                
             Ghostscript has a menu option to print.   
             The default print command is "lpr", however, this can be
             changed by making a change in your .Xdefaults file:

		! Prints 2 logical pages per physical page
		!
		*Ghostview.printCommand: psnup -2 | lpr
		!

                This change will take affect the next time you read
                your .Xdefaults file. (via login or xrdb command)

NOTE: On the Linux systems, substitute mpage for psnup.

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