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Re: How to create a PDF-Printer from the command line

From	Brian <ad44@cityscape.co.uk>
Newsgroups	linux.debian.user
Subject	Re: How to create a PDF-Printer from the command line
Date	2018-01-08 12:30 +0100
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On Mon 08 Jan 2018 at 11:45:40 +0100, john doe wrote:

> On 1/7/2018 9:49 PM, Brian wrote:
> > On Sun 07 Jan 2018 at 21:41:16 +0100, john doe wrote:
> > 
> > > On 1/7/2018 9:01 PM, Brian wrote:
> > > > On Sat 06 Jan 2018 at 21:51:18 +0100, john doe wrote:
> > > > 
> > > > > On 1/6/2018 9:15 PM, Brian wrote:
> > > > > > On Sat 06 Jan 2018 at 05:54:00 +0100, john doe wrote:
> > > > > > 
> > > > > > > On 1/6/2018 4:06 AM, Jason wrote:
> > > > > > > > On a RasperryPi with Raspbian, I would like to create a PDF Printer to
> > > > > > > > print files to. I only know how to do this with the GUI program
> > > > > > > > system-config-printer but I don't want to install that on this
> > > > > > > > Pi. What shell command do I need to create a PDF printer on the Pi (or
> > > > > > > > on any Debian, for that matter)?
> > > > > > > > 
> > > > > > > 
> > > > > > > Why do you want to"print" if you can convert to pdf using the command line?
> > > > > > > Based on the original file extension you simply search for a utility that
> > > > > > > will convert your original file to pdf.
> > > > > > 
> > > > > > How does one convert a text file to a PDF using the command line?
> > > > > > 
> > > > > 
> > > > > Using enscript and ps2pdf (goastscript) for example.
> > > > > 
> > > > > https://www.gnu.org/software/enscript/
> > > > > https://www.ghostscript.com/doc/current/Ps2pdf.htm
> > > > > https://askubuntu.com/questions/27097/how-to-print-a-regular-file-to-pdf-from-command-line
> > > > > https://unix.stackexchange.com/questions/17406/how-to-convert-txt-to-pdf
> > > > 
> > > > Thanks, but I should have been clearer and more precise. I was after a
> > > > "one-step" utility which went directly from text to PDF. (cups-pdf gives
> > > > the appearence of doing that but it doesn't). You question its utility;
> > > > if pressed, I could agree with you.
> > > > 
> > > > I don't want to do through the intermediate Postscript production step.
> > > 
> > > Why not (you can run both utilities in one go)?
> > 
> > You have completely missed the point. "one-step" and "directly" were
> > the clues.
> > 
> 
> While I agree that I missunderstood what you were saying; not everyone is
> fully acquainted with the language of Shakespeare even though the list is in
> that language. :)

Fair enough.

> Why would I persuade you to do any thing; there are no good answers except
> the one that suit you.

Ouch! :)

-- 
Brian.

Thread

How to create a PDF-Printer from the command line Jason <electron@emypeople.net> - 2018-01-06 04:20 +0100
  Re: How to create a PDF-Printer from the command line Gene Heskett <gheskett@shentel.net> - 2018-01-06 05:50 +0100
  Re: How to create a PDF-Printer from the command line john doe <johndoe65534@mail.com> - 2018-01-06 06:00 +0100
    Re: How to create a PDF-Printer from the command line Brian <ad44@cityscape.co.uk> - 2018-01-06 21:20 +0100
      Re: How to create a PDF-Printer from the command line john doe <johndoe65534@mail.com> - 2018-01-06 22:00 +0100
        Re: How to create a PDF-Printer from the command line Brian <ad44@cityscape.co.uk> - 2018-01-07 21:10 +0100
          Re: How to create a PDF-Printer from the command line john doe <johndoe65534@mail.com> - 2018-01-07 21:50 +0100
            Re: How to create a PDF-Printer from the command line Brian <ad44@cityscape.co.uk> - 2018-01-07 22:00 +0100
              Re: How to create a PDF-Printer from the command line john doe <johndoe65534@mail.com> - 2018-01-08 11:50 +0100
                Re: How to create a PDF-Printer from the command line Brian <ad44@cityscape.co.uk> - 2018-01-08 12:30 +0100
      Re: How to create a PDF-Printer from the command line Curt <curty@free.fr> - 2018-01-06 22:10 +0100
        Re: How to create a PDF-Printer from the command line Brian <ad44@cityscape.co.uk> - 2018-01-07 01:20 +0100
          Re: How to create a PDF-Printer from the command line Erik Christiansen <dvalin@internode.on.net> - 2018-01-07 03:30 +0100
            Re: How to create a PDF-Printer from the command line Erik Christiansen <dvalin@internode.on.net> - 2018-01-07 03:50 +0100
          Re: How to create a PDF-Printer from the command line Curt <curty@free.fr> - 2018-01-07 12:10 +0100
            Re: How to create a PDF-Printer from the command line Brian <ad44@cityscape.co.uk> - 2018-01-07 13:40 +0100
            Re: How to create a PDF-Printer from the command line David Wright <deblis@lionunicorn.co.uk> - 2018-01-07 17:10 +0100
      Re: How to create a PDF-Printer from the command line davidson <davidson@freevolt.org> - 2018-01-09 07:30 +0100
        Re: How to create a PDF-Printer from the command line Ionel Mugurel Ciobîcă <I.M.Ciobica@upcmail.nl> - 2018-01-09 10:30 +0100
          Re: How to create a PDF-Printer from the command line <tomas@tuxteam.de> - 2018-01-09 10:40 +0100
          Re: How to create a PDF-Printer from the command line Curt <curty@free.fr> - 2018-01-09 11:30 +0100
            Re: How to create a PDF-Printer from the command line Curt <curty@free.fr> - 2018-01-09 14:10 +0100
              Re: How to create a PDF-Printer from the command line David Wright <deblis@lionunicorn.co.uk> - 2018-01-09 14:40 +0100
                Re: How to create a PDF-Printer from the command line Ionel Mugurel Ciobîcă <I.M.Ciobica@upcmail.nl> - 2018-01-09 16:10 +0100
                Re: How to create a PDF-Printer from the command line Curt <curty@free.fr> - 2018-01-09 16:40 +0100
                Re: How to create a PDF-Printer from the command line Brian <ad44@cityscape.co.uk> - 2018-01-09 20:20 +0100
                Re: How to create a PDF-Printer from the command line Curt <curty@free.fr> - 2018-01-09 20:50 +0100
                Re: How to create a PDF-Printer from the command line David Wright <deblis@lionunicorn.co.uk> - 2018-01-09 21:10 +0100
                Re: How to create a PDF-Printer from the command line <tomas@tuxteam.de> - 2018-01-09 23:30 +0100
                Re: How to create a PDF-Printer from the command line David Wright <deblis@lionunicorn.co.uk> - 2018-01-10 00:10 +0100
                Re: How to create a PDF-Printer from the command line <tomas@tuxteam.de> - 2018-01-10 00:50 +0100
                Re: How to create a PDF-Printer from the command line Brian <ad44@cityscape.co.uk> - 2018-01-09 21:40 +0100
                Re: How to create a PDF-Printer from the command line Brian <ad44@cityscape.co.uk> - 2018-01-09 21:50 +0100
                Re: How to create a PDF-Printer from the command line Curt <curty@free.fr> - 2018-01-09 22:00 +0100
                Re: How to create a PDF-Printer from the command line David Wright <deblis@lionunicorn.co.uk> - 2018-01-09 23:40 +0100
                Re: How to create a PDF-Printer from the command line Curt <curty@free.fr> - 2018-01-10 10:10 +0100
                Re: How to create a PDF-Printer from the command line <tomas@tuxteam.de> - 2018-01-10 10:50 +0100
                Re: How to create a PDF-Printer from the command line Ionel Mugurel Ciobîcă <I.M.Ciobica@upcmail.nl> - 2018-01-10 14:20 +0100
                Re: How to create a PDF-Printer from the command line David Wright <deblis@lionunicorn.co.uk> - 2018-01-10 16:40 +0100
                Re: How to create a PDF-Printer from the command line <tomas@tuxteam.de> - 2018-01-10 17:20 +0100
                Re: How to create a PDF-Printer from the command line Brian <ad44@cityscape.co.uk> - 2018-01-10 20:20 +0100
                Re: How to create a PDF-Printer from the command line <tomas@tuxteam.de> - 2018-01-10 21:10 +0100
                Re: How to create a PDF-Printer from the command line Brian <ad44@cityscape.co.uk> - 2018-01-17 19:30 +0100
                Re: How to create a PDF-Printer from the command line <tomas@tuxteam.de> - 2018-01-17 21:10 +0100
                Re: How to create a PDF-Printer from the command line Joel Wirāmu Pauling <joel@aenertia.net> - 2018-01-17 22:20 +0100
                Re: How to create a PDF-Printer from the command line Joel Wirāmu Pauling <joel@aenertia.net> - 2018-01-17 22:40 +0100
                Re: How to create a PDF-Printer from the command line Chris Ramsden <chris.ramsden@gmail.com> - 2018-01-17 22:50 +0100
                Re: How to create a PDF-Printer from the command line Dan Ritter <dsr@randomstring.org> - 2018-01-17 23:10 +0100
                Re: How to create a PDF-Printer from the command line Brian <ad44@cityscape.co.uk> - 2018-01-18 00:00 +0100
                Re: How to create a PDF-Printer from the command line Curt <curty@free.fr> - 2018-01-18 10:50 +0100
                Re: How to create a PDF-Printer from the command line Brian <ad44@cityscape.co.uk> - 2018-01-18 13:50 +0100
                Re: How to create a PDF-Printer from the command line David Wright <deblis@lionunicorn.co.uk> - 2018-01-18 17:00 +0100
                Re: How to create a PDF-Printer from the command line Brian <ad44@cityscape.co.uk> - 2018-01-18 20:20 +0100
                Re: How to create a PDF-Printer from the command line Ben Caradoc-Davies <ben@transient.nz> - 2018-01-17 22:50 +0100
                Re: How to create a PDF-Printer from the command line Ben Caradoc-Davies <ben@transient.nz> - 2018-01-17 22:40 +0100
                Re: How to create a PDF-Printer from the command line Brian <ad44@cityscape.co.uk> - 2018-01-18 00:00 +0100
                Re: How to create a PDF-Printer from the command line Brian <ad44@cityscape.co.uk> - 2018-01-17 23:50 +0100
                Re: How to create a PDF-Printer from the command line Brian <ad44@cityscape.co.uk> - 2018-01-10 11:40 +0100
                Re: How to create a PDF-Printer from the command line Brian <ad44@cityscape.co.uk> - 2018-01-10 20:30 +0100
              Re: How to create a PDF-Printer from the command line Ionel Mugurel Ciobîcă <I.M.Ciobica@upcmail.nl> - 2018-01-09 15:00 +0100
  Re: How to create a PDF-Printer from the command line Brian <ad44@cityscape.co.uk> - 2018-01-06 16:30 +0100
    Re: How to create a PDF-Printer from the command line Jason <electron@emypeople.net> - 2018-01-07 03:50 +0100
      Re: How to create a PDF-Printer from the command line Brian <ad44@cityscape.co.uk> - 2018-01-07 11:20 +0100
        Re: How to create a PDF-Printer from the command line rhkramer@gmail.com - 2018-01-07 13:50 +0100
          Re: How to create a PDF-Printer from the command line Brian <ad44@cityscape.co.uk> - 2018-01-07 19:20 +0100
            Re: How to create a PDF-Printer from the command line rhkramer@gmail.com - 2018-01-07 21:30 +0100
              Re: How to create a PDF-Printer from the command line rhkramer@gmail.com - 2018-01-08 13:30 +0100
                Re: How to create a PDF-Printer from the command line Brian <ad44@cityscape.co.uk> - 2018-01-08 20:00 +0100
                Re: How to create a PDF-Printer from the command line rhkramer@gmail.com - 2018-01-08 20:20 +0100
            Re: How to create a PDF-Printer from the command line David Wright <deblis@lionunicorn.co.uk> - 2018-01-08 04:20 +0100
              Re: How to create a PDF-Printer from the command line Curt <curty@free.fr> - 2018-01-08 10:40 +0100
                Re: How to create a PDF-Printer from the command line Brian <ad44@cityscape.co.uk> - 2018-01-08 19:20 +0100
                Re: How to create a PDF-Printer from the command line David Wright <deblis@lionunicorn.co.uk> - 2018-01-09 02:30 +0100
                Re: How to create a PDF-Printer from the command line Brian <ad44@cityscape.co.uk> - 2018-01-10 01:40 +0100
              Re: How to create a PDF-Printer from the command line Brian <ad44@cityscape.co.uk> - 2018-01-08 20:20 +0100
        [SOLVED]Re: How to create a PDF-Printer from the command line Jason <electron@emypeople.net> - 2018-01-09 04:20 +0100

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