#!/bin/sh # Extract ASCII text from a PostScript file. Usage: # ps2ascii [infile.ps [outfile.txt]] # If outfile is omitted, output goes to stdout. # If both infile and outfile are omitted, ps2ascii acts as a filter, # reading from stdin and writing on stdout. trap "rm -f _temp_.err _temp_.out" 0 1 2 15 if ( test $# -eq 0 ) then gs -q -dNODISPLAY -dNOBIND -dWRITESYSTEMDICT -dSIMPLE -c save -f ps2ascii.ps - -c quit elif ( test $# -eq 1 ) then gs -q -dNODISPLAY -dNOBIND -dWRITESYSTEMDICT -dSIMPLE -c save -f ps2ascii.ps $1 -c quit else gs -q -dNODISPLAY -dNOBIND -dWRITESYSTEMDICT -dSIMPLE -c save -f ps2ascii.ps $1 -c quit >$2 fi