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🏷️ NAME

gslp - Format and print text using ghostscript
gsbj - Format and print text for BubbleJet printer using ghostscript
gsdj - Format and print text for DeskJet printer using ghostscript
gsdj500 - Format and print text for DeskJet 500 BubbleJet using ghostscript
gslj - Format and print text for LaserJet printer using ghostscript

🚀 Quick Reference

Use Case	Command	Description
Print a text file to default (epson)	gslp file.txt	Outputs to epson device at 180 dpi
Print to DeskJet	gsdj file.txt	Uses deskjet device at 300 dpi
Print to LaserJet	gslj file.txt	Uses laserjet device at 300 dpi
Double spacing	gslp --spacing 2 file.txt	Adds blank line between text lines
Two‑column output	gslp --columns 2 file.txt	Prints in two columns
Set margins	gslp --margin-top 1in --margin-left 1.5in file.txt	Defines top and left margins
Add page‑number header	gslp -B --heading-center "Page %#" file.txt	%# is replaced by page number
Kerning with AFM file	gslp --kern font.afm file.txt	Adjusts character spacing
Start at page 5	gslp --first-page 5 file.txt	Skips pages 1–4
Adjust space width	gslp --add-to-space 2 file.txt	Adds 2/72″ to each space

📖 SYNOPSIS

gslp -12BclqRr -b<header> -f<font> -F<hfont> -L<lines> -p<outfile> -T<n>
--add-to-space <units> --add-to-width <units> --columns <n> --detect --first-page <n>
--kern <file.afm> --last-page <n> --(heading|footing)-(left|center|right) <string> --margin-(top|bottom|left|right) <inches>
--no-eject-(file|formfeed) --spacing <n> [gs options] [files]
gsbj [options] [files]
gsdj [options] [files]
gsdj500 [options] [files]
gslj [options] [files]

📝 DESCRIPTION

This utility provides functionality approximately equivalent to the Unix enscript(1) program. It prints plain text files using a single font. It currently handles tabs and formfeeds, but not backspaces. It will line-wrap when using fixed-pitch fonts. It will also do kerning and width adjustment.

The default device (-sDEVICE=) and resolution (-r) are as follows:

gslp      epson      180
gsbj      bj10e      180
gsdj      deskjet    300
gsdj500   djet500    300
gslj      laserjet   300

By default the current date is formatted as the center header.

⚙️ OPTIONS

Standard switches implemented:
-12BclqRr -b<header> -f<font> -F<hfont> -L<lines> -p<outfile>

Sun switches implemented:
-T<n> — set tab width

Switches ignored:
-GghKkmow -# -C -d -J -n -P -S -s -t -v

Switches added:

• --add-to-space <units> — add the given number of 1/72″ units to the width of each space (may be negative)
• --add-to-width <units> — add the given number of 1/72″ units to the width of each character (may be negative)
• --columns <n> — print in <n> columns
• --detect — treat the file as PostScript if it starts with %!
• --first-page <n> — start printing at page <n>
• --kern <file.afm> — kern using information from the given .AFM file
• --last-page <n> — stop printing after page <n>
• --(heading|footing)-(left|center|right) <string> — set the heading/footing fields; use -B first to clear
• --margin-(top|bottom|left|right) <inches> — set a margin
• --no-eject-(file|formfeed) — end-of-file/FF only starts a new column, not a new sheet
• --spacing <n> — use double (n=2), triple (n=3), etc. spacing

Also, the string %# in a heading or footing is replaced with the page number.

🔗 SEE ALSO

gs(1)

ℹ️ VERSION

This document was last revised for Ghostscript version 9.55.0.

✍️ AUTHOR

Artifex Software, Inc. are the primary maintainers of Ghostscript. This manpage by George Ferguson.

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