code: plan9front

ref: df04ea8d6c2e1e75307a77f2b086a836f480ab72
dir: /rc/bin/pdf2ps/

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#!/bin/rc
# pdf2ps [gs-options] [input.pdf] [output.ps] - generate PS from PDF
rfork e

fn cleanup { }
fn usage {
	echo 'usage: pdf2ps [gs-options] [input.pdf] [output.ps]' >[1=2]
	exit usage
}

lang=(-'dLanguageLevel=2')
opt=()
while(! ~ $#* 0 && ~ $1 -* && ! ~ $1 - --){
	if(~ $1 '-dLanguageLevel='*)
		lang=()
	opt=($opt $1)
	shift
}
if(~ $1 --)
	shift

switch($#*){
case 0
	fin=-
	fout=-
case 1
	fin=$1
	fout=-
case 2
	fin=$1
	fout=$2
case *
	usage
}

if(~ $fin -){
	# fin=/tmp/pdf2ps.$pid.^`{date -n}
	# fn cleanup { rm -f $fin }
	# cat >$tmp
	fin=/fd/0
}
if(~ $fout -)
	fout=/fd/1

# Doing an inital `save' helps keep fonts from being flushed between
# pages.  We have to include the options twice because -I only takes
# effect if it appears before other options.

gs $opt -dSAFER -dNOPAUSE -dBATCH -q -s'DEVICE=pswrite' \
	$opt $lang \
	-s'OutputFile='$fout -c save pop -f $fin

cleanup