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| From | john doe <johndoe65534@mail.com> |
|---|---|
| Newsgroups | linux.debian.user |
| Subject | Re: How to create a PDF-Printer from the command line |
| Date | 2018-01-08 11:50 +0100 |
| Message-ID | <v5Da9-4Gb-1@gated-at.bofh.it> (permalink) |
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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. :) Why would I persuade you to do any thing; there are no good answers except the one that suit you. -- John Doe
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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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