# PostScript files distributed with Ghostscript

## Table of contents

> - Generally used system files
> - More obscure system files
> - Configuration files
> - PDF-specific system files
> - Display PostScript-specific system files
> - Art and examples
> - Utilities
> - Development tools
> - Odds and ends

For other information, see the Ghostscript overview.

## Generally used system files

These files are found in the `lib` subdirectory of the Ghostscript source distribution.

`gs_*_e.ps`

  These files define the Encodings known to Ghostscript. All of them except `gs_std_e.ps` and `gs_il1_e.ps` are loaded only if referred to.

  PostScript Encodings:
    `gs_ce_e.ps`, `gs_il1_e.ps`, `gs_std_e.ps`, `gs_sym_e.ps`.
  PDF Encodings:
    `gs_mex_e.ps`, `gs_mro_e.ps`, `gs_pdf_e.ps`, `gs_wan_e.ps`.
  Non-standard Encodings:
    `gs_dbt_e.ps`, `gs_il2_e.ps`, `gs_ksb_e.ps`, `gs_wl1_e.ps`, `gs_wl2_e.ps`, `gs_wl5_e.ps`.
  Pseudo-encodings:
    `gs_css_e.ps`, `gs_lgo_e.ps`, `gs_lgx_e.ps`, `gs_mgl_e.ps`.

`gs_btokn.ps`
  `gs_init.ps` reads this in if the `btoken` feature is included in the configuration. It provides support for binary tokens.

`gs_ccfnt.ps`
  `gs_init.ps` reads this in if the `ccfonts` feature is included in the configuration. It provides support for compiled fonts.

`gs_cff.ps`
  Load CFF (compressed) fonts.

`gs_fntem.ps`
  Code for emulating PostScript fonts with non-PostScript font technologies.

`gs_cidtt.ps`
  Code for emulating CID fonts with TrueType fonts.

`gs_cidcm.ps`
  Code for recognizing font names of the form CIDFont-CMap (or CIDFont--CMap) and creating the font automatically.

`gs_ciddc.ps`
  Defines Decoding and CIDDecoding resource categories and related procsets. Used for for emulating PostScript fonts with non-PostScript font technologies.

`gs_cidfm.ps`
  Provides resource mapping for CIDFont category.

`gs_cidfn.ps`
  `ProcSet` for implementing `CIDFont` and `CIDMap` resources.

`gs_cmap.ps`
  `ProcSet` for implementing `CMap` resources.

`gs_cspace.ps`
  PostScript portion of the basic color space handling; see the extensive comment at the head of the file for information.

`gs_dscp.ps`
  Code to compensate for badly written PostScript files by setting Orientation according to the DSC comments.

`gs_epsf.ps`
  Allow the interpreter to recognize DOS EPSF file headers, and skip to the PostScript section of the file.

`gs_fapi.ps`
  Font API support.

`gs_fonts.ps`
  `gs_init.ps` reads this in. It initializes Ghostscript's font machinery and provides some utility procedures that work with fonts.

`gs_frsd.ps`
  Support for the PostScript LanguageLevel 3 `ReusableStreamDecode` filter.

`gs_img.ps`
  Implementation of the traditional (non-dictionary) form of the image and imagemask operators, and the colorimage operator (including the Next alphaimage facility).

`gs_init.ps`
  Ghostscript reads this automatically when it starts up. It contains definitions of many standard procedures and initialization for a wide variety of things.

`gs_lev2.ps`
  `gs_init.ps` reads this in if the Ghostscript interpreter includes Level 2 PostScript functions. It contains definitions of procedures and miscellaneous initialization for the Level 2 functions.

`gs_ll3.ps`
  Initialize PostScript LanguageLevel 3 functions.

`gs_resmp.ps`
  A procset for redefining resource categories with a resource map.

`gs_resst.ps`
  A procset which allow to put resource files into static data segment of Ghostscript executable.

`gs_stres.ps`
  A map for generating the static data segment with including resource files, and for retrieving resources from there.

`gs_res.ps`
  `gs_init.ps` reads this in if the Level 2 resource machinery is included. Currently, this is the case for all Level 2 configurations.

`gs_setpd.ps`
  Implementation of the `setpagedevice` operator.

`gs_statd.ps`
  `gs_init.ps` reads this in. It creates a dummy `statusdict` and some other environmental odds and ends for the benefit of PostScript files that really want to be printed on a LaserWriter.

`gs_trap.ps`
  Stub support for the PostScript LanguageLevel 3 "In-RIP trapping" feature.

`gs_ttf.ps`
  Support code for direct use of TrueType fonts.

`gs_typ32.ps`
  Initialization file for Type 32 fonts.

`gs_typ42.ps`
  Support code for Type 42 fonts (TrueType font in a PostScript "wrapper").

`gs_type1.ps`
  `gs_init.ps` reads this in if the Ghostscript interpreter includes Type 1 font capability (which it normally does).

## Configuration files

These files are found in the `lib` subdirectory of the Ghostscript source distribution. Users are allowed to modify them to configure Ghostscript.

`Fontmap`
  Font mapping table.

`cidfmap`
  CID font mapping table. Allows substitution of a CID font for another CID font or a TrueType font for a CID font.

`FAPIconfig`
  A configuration file for Font API client.

`FAPIfontmap`
  Font mapping table for Font-API-handled fonts.

`FAPIcidfmap`
  Font mapping table for Font-API-handled CID fonts.

## More obscure system files

These files are found in the `lib` subdirectory of the Ghostscript source distribution.

`font2c.ps`
  Convert a PostScript Type 0 or Type 1 font to C code that can be compiled and linked into Ghostscript; see the documentation on fonts for how to do this.

`gs_agl.ps`
  Contains the mapping from Adobe glyph names to Unicode values, used to support TrueType fonts.

`gs_cet.ps`
  Sets a number of alternate defaults to make Ghostscript behave more like Adobe CPSI. Useful for running the CET conformance test suite.

`gs_cmdl.ps`
  This file is not used yet. Eventually it will replace C code that parses the Ghostscript command line.

`gs_diskf.ps`
  This file implements the `-dDISKFONTS` feature (`diskfont.dev`). See the the usage documentation for a description of this feature.

`gs_diskn.ps`
  This file implements the `%disk` IODevice (`diskn.dev` feature). See the the language documentation for information on the use of the %disk# devices. These PostScript modifications primarily perform the searching of all Searchable file systems in a defined SearchOrder when a file reference does not contain an explicit %device% specifier (such as `%os%` or `%disk0`%). This is required to emulate undocumented behaviour of Adobe PostScript printers that have a disk and was experimentally determined.

`gs_fform.ps`
  A usable but imperfect PostScript implementation of Form caching.

`gs_kanji.ps`
  This file provides support for the Wadalab free Kanji font. It is not included automatically in any configuration.

`gs_pdfwr.ps`
  This file contains some patches for providing information to the `pdfwrite` driver. It is included only if the `pdfwrite` driver is included.

`gs_pfile.ps`
  This file provides runtime support for packed fonts. It is not included automatically in any configuration.

`gs_rdlin.ps`
  A tiny patch for systems with built-in readline support.

`ht_ccsto.ps`
  A default stochastic CMYK halftone. This file is in the public domain.

`stcolor.ps`
  Configure the (Epson) `stcolor` driver

## PDF-specific system files

These files are found in the `lib` subdirectory of the Ghostscript source distribution.

`gs_l2img.ps`
  The `ProcSet` that emulates the PostScript Level 2 "`image`" operator on Level 1 systems.

`pdf_base.ps`
  Utilities for interpreting PDF objects and streams.

`pdf_draw.ps`
  The interpreter for drawing-related PDF operations.

`pdf_font.ps`
  Code for handling fonts in PDF files.

`pdf_main.ps`
  Document- and page-level control for interpreting PDF files.

`pdf_ops.ps`
  Definitions for most of the PDF operators.

`pdf_rbld.ps`
  Contains procedures for bebuilding damaged PDF files.

`pdf_sec.ps`
  PDF security (encryption) code.

`pdf_cslayer.ps`
  Layer data extraction utilities of Illustrator files.

`pdfwrite.ps`
  Support for writing PDF files. Currently used only by the linearizer, but potentially useful for other kinds of PDF-processing utilities.

`gs_icc.ps`
  Support for ICC color profiles. These are not a standard PostScript feature, but are used in the PDF interpreter, as ICC profiles may be embedded in PDF files.

`opdfread.ps`
  Postscript procset for reading an ordered PDF file. This is used by the `ps2ps`, `ps2ps2` scripts.

  It is now deprecated, and the contents are included in a ps2write header file.

`EndOfTask.ps`
  An auxiliary file used by the `ps2write` script.

`PDFX_def.ps`
  This is a sample prefix file for creating a PDF/X-3 document with the `pdfwrite` device.

`PDFA_def.ps`
  This is a sample prefix file for creating a PDF/A document with the `pdfwrite` device.

## Display PostScript-specific system files

These files are found in the `lib` subdirectory of the Ghostscript source distribution.

`gs_dpnxt.ps`
  NeXT Display PostScript extensions.

`gs_dps.ps`, `gs_dps1.ps`, `gs_dps2.ps`
  `gs_init.ps` reads these in if the `dps` feature is included in the configuration. They provide support for various Display PostScript and Level 2 features.

## Art and examples

These files are found in the `examples` subdirectory of the Ghostscript source distribution.

`alphabet.ps`
  Prints a sample alphabet at several different sizes.

`annots.pdf`
  A sample file with a wide variety of PDF "annotations".

`cheq.ps`
  A chessboard "font" used by chess.ps (obtained from Adobe).

`chess.ps`
  A black-and-white chessboard.

`colorcir.ps`
  A set of nested ellipses made up of colored bars.

`doretree.ps`
  A 3-D image produced by a modeling program. This file is in the public domain.

`escher.ps`
  A colored version of a hexagonally symmetric Escher drawing of interlocking butterflies. Can be printed on monochrome devices, with somewhat less dramatic results.

`golfer.eps`
  A gray-scale picture of a stylishly dressed woman swinging a golf club.

`grayalph.ps`
  Grayscaled text test pattern.

`ridt91.eps`
  The RIDT '91 logo. Note that since this is an EPS file, you will have to add "`-c showpage`" at the end of the command line to print it or convert it to a raster file.

`snowflak.ps`
  A rectangular grid of intricate colored snowflakes. (May render very slowly.)

`tiger.eps`
  A dramatic colored picture of a tiger's head.

`transparency_example.ps`
  A simple example of transparency.

`vasarely.ps`
  Colored rectangles and ellipses inspired by Victor Vasarely's experiments with tilting circles and squares.

`waterfal.ps`
  Prints text in a variety of different sizes, to help evaluate the quality of text rendering.

## Utilities

For more information on these utility programs, see the comments at the beginnings of the files. The ones marked (*) have batch files or shell scripts of the same name (like `bdftops` and `bdftops.bat`) to invoke them conveniently.

These files are found in the `lib` subdirectory of the Ghostscript source distribution.

`addxchar.ps`
  A utility to add Central European and other Adobe extended Latin characters to a Type 1 font.

`align.ps`
  A test page for determining the proper margin and offset parameters for your printer.

`bdftops.ps` *
  A utility for converting BDF fonts to outline form: see the documentation on fonts.

`bench.ps`
  A file useful for running benchmarks.

`caption.ps`
  A file for putting a caption in a box at the bottom of each page, useful for trade show demos.

`cat.ps`
  Appends one file to another. Primarily used to overcome the 'copy' limitation of Windows command shell for ps2epsi

`cid2code.ps`
  A utility for creating maps from CIDs to Unicode, useful when substituting a TrueType font for an Adobe font.

`docie.ps`
  An emulation of the CIE color mapping algorithms.

`errpage.ps`
  A file that you can put in front of your own files to make Ghostscript (or a PostScript printer) produce an informative error page if something goes wrong during the processing of your file(s).

`font2pcl.ps`
  A utility to write a font as a PCL bitmap font.

`gslp.ps` *
  A utility for doing "line printing" of plain text files.

`gsnup.ps`
  A file that you can concatenate in front of (very well-behaved) PostScript files to do N-up printing. It is deliberately simple and naive: for more generality, use `psnup` (which, however, requires DSC comments).

`jispaper.ps`
  A file that makes the `b0` through `b6` procedures refer to JIS B paper sizes rather than ISO B.

`impath.ps`
  A utility for reconstructing outlines from bitmap images, used by `bdftops`.

`landscap.ps`
  A file that you can put in front of your own files to get them rendered in landscape mode.

`level1.ps`
  A file that turns off any Level 2 features.

`mkcidfm.ps`
  A utility for creating a CID font mapping table `cidfmap` from fonts found in a specified directory.

`packfile.ps`
  A utility for compressing fonts into a single file.

`pdf2dsc.ps`
  A utility to read a PDF file and produce a DSC "index" file.

`pf2afm.ps` *
  A utility for producing AFM files from PFA, PFB, and optionally PFM files.

`pfbtopfa.ps` *
  A utility to convert PFB (binary) font files to PFA (text) format.

`prfont.ps`
  A utility to print a font catalog.

`printafm.ps`
  A utility to print an AFM file on standard output.

`ps2ai.ps`
  A utility for converting an arbitrary PostScript file into a form compatible with Adobe Illustrator. NOTE: `ps2ai` doesn't work properly with Adobe's Helvetica-Oblique font, and other fonts whose original `FontMatrix` involves skewing or rotation.

`ps2ascii.ps` *
  A utility for extracting the ASCII text from PostScript source files. It redefines many operators. For more information, see the comments in the file.

`ps2epsi.ps` *
  A utility for converting an arbitrary PostScript file into EPSI form.

`quit.ps`
  A file containing just the word "`quit`". (The `-c` switch now makes this unnecessary; this file exists for backward compatibility.)

`rollconv.ps`
  A utility for converting files produced by Macromedia's `Rollup` program to a Type 0 form directly usable by Ghostscript.

`showpage.ps`
  A file containing just the word "`showpage`". (The `-c` switch now makes this unnecessary; this file exists for backward compatibility.)

`stocht.ps`
  A file that installs the StochasticDefault halftone as the default, which may improve output quality on inkjet printers. See the file for more information.

`viewcmyk.ps`
  A utility for displaying CMYK files.

`viewgif.ps`
  A utility for displaying GIF files.

`viewjpeg.ps`
  A utility for displaying JPEG files.

`viewmiff.ps`
  A utility for displaying MIFF files.

`viewpbm.ps`
  A utility for displaying PBM/PGM/PPM files.

`viewpcx.ps`
  A utility for displaying PCX files.

`viewrgb.ps`
  A utility for displaying files created by -sDEVICE=bitrgb.

`viewraw.ps`
  An extended utility for displaying files created by -sDEVICE=bitrgb.

`waterfal.ps`
  A utility to print a "waterfall" of fonts at different sizes.

## Development tools

These files are found in the `lib` subdirectory of the Ghostscript source distribution.

`acctest.ps`
  A utility that checks whether the interpreter enforces access restrictions.

`decrypt.ps`
  A utility for decrypting the `eexec` section of a font.

`image-qa.ps`
  A comprehensive test of the image display operators.

`markpath.ps`
  A utility for showing the points on a path.

`pcharstr.ps`
  A utility for printing out the `CharStrings` and `Subrs` in a Type 1 font.

`ppath.ps`
  A couple of utilities for printing out the current path, for debugging.

`pphs.ps`
  A utility to print the Primary Hint Stream of a linearized PDF file.

`traceimg.ps`
  Trace the data supplied to the `image` operator.

`traceop.ps`
  A utility for tracing uses of any procedure or operator for debugging.

`type1enc.ps`
  The Type 1 font format encryption and decryption algorithms, written in PostScript.

`uninfo.ps`
  Some utilities for printing out PostScript data structures.

`unprot.ps`
  A prologue to disable access checking.

`viewps2a.ps`
  A utility for displaying the output of `ps2ascii.ps`.

`wftopfa.ps`
  Convert a Wadalab (Japanese) base font to `.PFA` (or `.PFB`) format.

`winmaps.ps`
  A utility for creating mappings between the Adobe encodings and the Microsoft Windows character sets.

`wrfont.ps`
  A utility for writing out an unprotected Type 1 font, such as the standard Ghostscript fonts.

`zeroline.ps`
  A utility for testing how interpreters handle zero-width lines.

## Odds and ends

These files are found in the `lib` subdirectory of the Ghostscript source distribution.

`jobseparator.ps`
  Convience file containing a job separator sequence for use when passing files with -dJOBSERVER.

`lines.ps`
  A test program for line joins and caps.

`markhint.ps`
  Draw the hints for a Type 1 font.

`showchar.ps`
  Show a character's outline and rasterized forms.

`stcinfo.ps`
  Print and show parameters of the (Epson) `stcolor` driver.

`type1ops.ps`
  The Type 1 font format opcodes.

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Ghostscript version 9.18, 5 October 2015