# phpman > man > pdf2ps(1)

[PDF2PS(1)](https://www.chedong.com/phpMan.php/man/PDF2PS/1/markdown)                                 Ghostscript Tools                                [PDF2PS(1)](https://www.chedong.com/phpMan.php/man/PDF2PS/1/markdown)



## NAME
       pdf2ps - Ghostscript PDF to PostScript translator

## SYNOPSIS
       **pdf2ps** [ _options_ ] _input.pdf_ _[output.ps]_

## DESCRIPTION
       **pdf2ps**  uses  [**gs**(1)](https://www.chedong.com/phpMan.php/man/gs/1/markdown)  to  convert the Adobe **Portable** **Document** **Format** (PDF) file "input.pdf" to
### PostScript(tm)
       not PostScript LanguageLevel 3) constructs; the **-dLanguageLevel=1** option restricts the output
       to Level 1, while **-dLanguageLevel=3** allows using LanguageLevel 3 in the output.

## FILES
       Run "**gs** **-h**" to find the location of Ghostscript documentation on your system, from which  you
       can get more details.

## VERSION
       This document was last revised for Ghostscript version 9.55.0.

## AUTHOR
       Artifex Software, Inc. are the primary maintainers of Ghostscript.



9.55.0                                    27 September 2021                                [PDF2PS(1)](https://www.chedong.com/phpMan.php/man/PDF2PS/1/markdown)