# phpman > man > ps2pdf12(1)

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## NAME
       ps2pdf - Convert PostScript to PDF using ghostscript
       ps2pdf12 - Convert PostScript to PDF 1.2 (Acrobat 3-and-later compatible) using ghostscript
       ps2pdf13 - Convert PostScript to PDF 1.3 (Acrobat 4-and-later compatible) using ghostscript
       ps2pdf14 - Convert PostScript to PDF 1.4 (Acrobat 5-and-later compatible) using ghostscript

## SYNOPSIS
       **ps2pdf**  [options...] {input.[e]ps|-} [output.pdf|-]
       **ps2pdf12**  [options...] {input.[e]ps|-} [output.pdf|-]
       **ps2pdf13**  [options...] {input.[e]ps|-} [output.pdf|-]
       **ps2pdf14**  [options...] {input.[e]ps|-} [output.pdf|-]

## DESCRIPTION
       The  **ps2pdf** scripts are work-alikes for nearly all the functionality (but not the user inter‐
       face) of Adobe's Acrobat(TM) Distiller(TM) product: they convert PostScript files to Portable
       Document Format (PDF) files.

       If the output filename is not specified, the output is placed in a file of the same name with
       a '.pdf' extension in the current working directory. Either the input filename or the  output
       filename  can  be  '-' to request reading from stdin or writing to stdout, respectively, when
       used as a filter.

       The three scripts differ as follows:

       -      **ps2pdf12** will always produce PDF 1.2 output (Acrobat 3-and-later compatible).

       -      **ps2pdf13** will always produce PDF 1.3 output (Acrobat 4-and-later compatible).

       -      **ps2pdf14** will always produce PDF 1.4 output (Acrobat 5-and-later compatible).

       -      **ps2pdf** per se currently produces PDF 1.4 output.  However, this may change in the  fu‐
              ture.  If you care about the compatibility level of the output, use **ps2pdf12**, **ps2pdf13**
              or **ps2pdf14**, or use the **-dCompatibilityLevel=1.x** switch in the command line.

       There are some limitations in **ps2pdf**'s conversion. See the HTML documentation for more infor‐
       mation.  A  large  number  of Adobe Distiller(TM) parameters which can be used to control the
       conversion are also documented there, including instructions for generating PDF/X  and  PDF/A
       documents.

## OPTIONS
       The **ps2pdf** scripts use the same options as [gs(1)](https://www.chedong.com/phpMan.php/man/gs/1/markdown).

## EXAMPLES
       Converting a figure.ps to figure.pdf:

              **ps2pdf** _figure.ps_

       A conversion with more specifics:

              **ps2pdf** -dPDFSETTINGS=/prepress _figure.ps_ _proof.pdf_

       Converting as part of a pipe:

              **make**___**report.pl** -t ps | **ps2pdf** -dCompatibilityLevel=1.3 - - | **lpr**

## SEE ALSO
       [gs(1)](https://www.chedong.com/phpMan.php/man/gs/1/markdown), [ps2pdfwr(1)](https://www.chedong.com/phpMan.php/man/ps2pdfwr/1/markdown),
       VectorDevices.htm in the Ghostscript documentation

## BUGS
       See <http://bugs.ghostscript.com/> and the Usenet news group comp.lang.postscript.

## 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.



9.55.0                                    27 September 2021                                [PS2PDF(1)](https://www.chedong.com/phpMan.php/man/PS2PDF/1/markdown)