{
    "mode": "man",
    "parameter": "ps2pdf14",
    "section": "1",
    "url": "https://www.chedong.com/phpMan.php/man/ps2pdf14/1/json",
    "generated": "2026-06-03T00:34:54Z",
    "synopsis": "ps2pdf  [options...] {input.[e]ps|-} [output.pdf|-]\nps2pdf12  [options...] {input.[e]ps|-} [output.pdf|-]\nps2pdf13  [options...] {input.[e]ps|-} [output.pdf|-]\nps2pdf14  [options...] {input.[e]ps|-} [output.pdf|-]",
    "sections": {
        "NAME": {
            "content": "ps2pdf - Convert PostScript to PDF using ghostscript\nps2pdf12 - Convert PostScript to PDF 1.2 (Acrobat 3-and-later compatible) using ghostscript\nps2pdf13 - Convert PostScript to PDF 1.3 (Acrobat 4-and-later compatible) using ghostscript\nps2pdf14 - Convert PostScript to PDF 1.4 (Acrobat 5-and-later compatible) using ghostscript\n",
            "subsections": []
        },
        "SYNOPSIS": {
            "content": "ps2pdf  [options...] {input.[e]ps|-} [output.pdf|-]\nps2pdf12  [options...] {input.[e]ps|-} [output.pdf|-]\nps2pdf13  [options...] {input.[e]ps|-} [output.pdf|-]\nps2pdf14  [options...] {input.[e]ps|-} [output.pdf|-]\n",
            "subsections": []
        },
        "DESCRIPTION": {
            "content": "The  ps2pdf scripts are work-alikes for nearly all the functionality (but not the user inter‐\nface) of Adobe's Acrobat(TM) Distiller(TM) product: they convert PostScript files to Portable\nDocument Format (PDF) files.\n\nIf the output filename is not specified, the output is placed in a file of the same name with\na '.pdf' extension in the current working directory. Either the input filename or the  output\nfilename  can  be  '-' to request reading from stdin or writing to stdout, respectively, when\nused as a filter.\n\nThe three scripts differ as follows:\n\n-      ps2pdf12 will always produce PDF 1.2 output (Acrobat 3-and-later compatible).\n\n-      ps2pdf13 will always produce PDF 1.3 output (Acrobat 4-and-later compatible).\n\n-      ps2pdf14 will always produce PDF 1.4 output (Acrobat 5-and-later compatible).\n\n-      ps2pdf per se currently produces PDF 1.4 output.  However, this may change in the  fu‐\nture.  If you care about the compatibility level of the output, use ps2pdf12, ps2pdf13\nor ps2pdf14, or use the -dCompatibilityLevel=1.x switch in the command line.\n\nThere are some limitations in ps2pdf's conversion. See the HTML documentation for more infor‐\nmation.  A  large  number  of Adobe Distiller(TM) parameters which can be used to control the\nconversion are also documented there, including instructions for generating PDF/X  and  PDF/A\ndocuments.\n",
            "subsections": []
        },
        "OPTIONS": {
            "content": "The ps2pdf scripts use the same options as gs(1).\n",
            "subsections": []
        },
        "EXAMPLES": {
            "content": "Converting a figure.ps to figure.pdf:\n\nps2pdf figure.ps\n\nA conversion with more specifics:\n\nps2pdf -dPDFSETTINGS=/prepress figure.ps proof.pdf\n\nConverting as part of a pipe:\n\nmakereport.pl -t ps | ps2pdf -dCompatibilityLevel=1.3 - - | lpr\n",
            "subsections": []
        },
        "SEE ALSO": {
            "content": "gs(1), ps2pdfwr(1),\nVectorDevices.htm in the Ghostscript documentation\n",
            "subsections": []
        },
        "BUGS": {
            "content": "See http://bugs.ghostscript.com/ and the Usenet news group comp.lang.postscript.\n",
            "subsections": []
        },
        "VERSION": {
            "content": "This document was last revised for Ghostscript version 9.55.0.\n",
            "subsections": []
        },
        "AUTHOR": {
            "content": "Artifex  Software,  Inc.  are the primary maintainers of Ghostscript.  This manpage by George\nFerguson.\n\n\n\n9.55.0                                    27 September 2021                                PS2PDF(1)",
            "subsections": []
        }
    },
    "summary": "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",
    "flags": [],
    "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:",
        "makereport.pl -t ps | ps2pdf -dCompatibilityLevel=1.3 - - | lpr"
    ],
    "see_also": [
        {
            "name": "gs",
            "section": "1",
            "url": "https://www.chedong.com/phpMan.php/man/gs/1/json"
        },
        {
            "name": "ps2pdfwr",
            "section": "1",
            "url": "https://www.chedong.com/phpMan.php/man/ps2pdfwr/1/json"
        }
    ]
}