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<h2>Table of contents</h2>

<blockquote><ul>
<li><a href="#General">Generally used system files</a></li>
<li><a href="#Obscure">More obscure system files</a></li>
<li><a href="#Config">Configuration files</a></li>
<li><a href="#PDF_specific">PDF-specific system files</a></li>
<li><a href="#DPS_specific">Display PostScript-specific system files</a></li>
<li><a href="#Art">Art and examples</a></li>
<li><a href="#Utilities">Utilities</a></li>
<li><a href="#Development_tools">Development tools</a></li>
<li><a href="#Miscellany">Odds and ends</a></li>
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<h2><a name="General"></a>Generally used system files</h2>

<dl>
<dt><code>gs_*_e.ps</code></dt>
<dd>
These files define the Encodings known to Ghostscript.  All of
them except <code>gs_std_e.ps</code> and <code>gs_il1_e.ps</code>
are loaded only if referred to. However some are additionally built into gscencs.c.</dd>

<dl>

<dt>
PostScript Encodings:</dt>
<dd>
These files are found in the <code>lib</code> subdirectory of
the Ghostscript source distribution.</dd>

<dd>
<a href="../lib/gs_ce_e.ps"><code>gs_ce_e.ps</code></a>
</dd>

<dd>These files are found in the <code>Resource/Init</code> subdirectory of
the Ghostscript source distribution.</dd>

<dd>
<a href="../Resource/Init/gs_il1_e.ps"><code>gs_il1_e.ps</code></a>,
<a href="../Resource/Init/gs_std_e.ps"><code>gs_std_e.ps</code></a>,
<a href="../Resource/Init/gs_sym_e.ps"><code>gs_sym_e.ps</code></a>.
</dd>

<dt>
<dd></dd>PDF Encodings:</dt>
<dd>
These files are found in the <code>Resource/Init</code> subdirectory of
the Ghostscript source distribution.</dd>

<dd>
<a href="../Resource/Init/gs_mex_e.ps"><code>gs_mex_e.ps</code></a>,
<a href="../Resource/Init/gs_mro_e.ps"><code>gs_mro_e.ps</code></a>,
<a href="../Resource/Init/gs_pdf_e.ps"><code>gs_pdf_e.ps</code></a>,
<a href="../Resource/Init/gs_wan_e.ps"><code>gs_wan_e.ps</code></a>.
</dd>

<dt>
Non-standard Encodings:</dt>
<dd>
These files are found in the <code>Resource/Init</code> subdirectory of
the Ghostscript source distribution.</dd>

<dd>
<a href="../Resource/Init/gs_dbt_e.ps"><code>gs_dbt_e.ps</code></a>,
</dd>

<dd>
These files are found in the <code>lib</code> subdirectory of
the Ghostscript source distribution.</dd>

<dd>
<a href="../lib/gs_il2_e.ps"><code>gs_il2_e.ps</code></a>,
<a href="../lib/gs_ksb_e.ps"><code>gs_ksb_e.ps</code></a>,
<a href="../lib/gs_lgo_e.ps"><code>gs_lgo_e.ps</code></a>,
<a href="../lib/gs_lgx_e.ps"><code>gs_lgx_e.ps</code></a>,
<a href="../lib/gs_wl1_e.ps"><code>gs_wl1_e.ps</code></a>,
<a href="../lib/gs_wl2_e.ps"><code>gs_wl2_e.ps</code></a>,
<a href="../lib/gs_wl5_e.ps"><code>gs_wl5_e.ps</code></a>.
</dd>

<dt>
Pseudo-encodings:</dt>
<dd>
These files are found in the <code>Resource/Init</code> subdirectory of
the Ghostscript source distribution.</dd>
<dd>
<a href="../Resource/Init/gs_mgl_e.ps"><code>gs_mgl_e.ps</code></a>.
</dd>

<dd>
These files are found in the <code>lib</code> subdirectory of
the Ghostscript source distribution.</dd>
<dd>
<a href="../lib/gs_lgo_e.ps"><code>gs_lgo_e.ps</code></a>,
<a href="../lib/gs_lgx_e.ps"><code>gs_lgx_e.ps</code></a>,
</dd>

</dl>
</dl>

<p>These files are found in the <code>Resource/Init</code> subdirectory of
the Ghostscript source distribution.</p>

<dl>
<dt><a href="../Resource/Init/gs_btokn.ps"><code>gs_btokn.ps</code></a></dt>
<dd><code>gs_init.ps</code> reads this in if the <code>btoken</code>
feature is included in the configuration.  It provides support for binary
tokens.</dd>
</dl>

<dl>
<dt><a href="../Resource/Init/gs_cff.ps"><code>gs_cff.ps</code></a></dt>
<dd>Load CFF (compressed) fonts.</dd>
</dl>

<dl>
<dt><a href="../Resource/Init/gs_fntem.ps"><code>gs_fntem.ps</code></a></dt>
<dd>Code for emulating PostScript fonts with non-PostScript font technologies.</dd>
</dl>

<dl>
<dt><a href="../Resource/Init/gs_cidtt.ps"><code>gs_cidtt.ps</code></a></dt>
<dd>Code for emulating CID fonts with TrueType fonts.</dd>
</dl>

<dl>
<dt><a href="../Resource/Init/gs_cidcm.ps"><code>gs_cidcm.ps</code></a></dt>
<dd>Code for recognizing font names of the form CIDFont-CMap (or
CIDFont--CMap) and creating the font automatically.</dd>
</dl>

<dl>
<dt><a href="../Resource/Init/gs_ciddc.ps"><code>gs_ciddc.ps</code></a></dt>
<dd>Defines Decoding and CIDDecoding resource categories and related procsets.
Used for for emulating PostScript fonts with non-PostScript font technologies.</dd>
</dl>

<dl>
<dt><a href="../Resource/Init/gs_cidfm.ps"><code>gs_cidfm.ps</code></a></dt>
<dd>Provides resource mapping for CIDFont category.</dd>
</dl>

<dl>
<dt><a href="../Resource/Init/gs_cidfn.ps"><code>gs_cidfn.ps</code></a></dt>
<dd><code>ProcSet</code> for implementing <code>CIDFont</code> and
<code>CIDMap</code> resources.</dd>
</dl>

<dl>
<dt><a href="../Resource/Init/gs_cmap.ps"><code>gs_cmap.ps</code></a></dt>
<dd><code>ProcSet</code> for implementing <code>CMap</code> resources.</dd>
</dl>

<dl>
<dt><a href="../Resource/Init/gs_cspace.ps"><code>gs_cspace.ps</code></a></dt>
<dd> PostScript portion of the basic color space handling;
see the extensive comment at the head of the file
for information.</dd>
</dl>

<dl>
<dt><a href="../Resource/Init/gs_dscp.ps"><code>gs_dscp.ps</code></a></dt>
<dd>Code to compensate for badly written PostScript files by setting
Orientation according to the DSC comments.</dd>
</dl>

<dl>
<dt><a href="../Resource/Init/gs_epsf.ps"><code>gs_epsf.ps</code></a></dt>
<dd>Allow the interpreter to recognize DOS EPSF file headers, and skip to the
PostScript section of the file.</dd>
</dl>

<dl>
<dt><a href="../Resource/Init/gs_fapi.ps"><code>gs_fapi.ps</code></a></dt>
<dd>Font API support.</dd>
</dl>

<dl>
<dt><a href="../Resource/Init/gs_fonts.ps"><code>gs_fonts.ps</code></a></dt>
<dd><code>gs_init.ps</code> reads this in.  It initializes Ghostscript's
font machinery and provides some utility procedures that work with fonts.</dd>
</dl>

<dl>
<dt><a href="../Resource/Init/gs_frsd.ps"><code>gs_frsd.ps</code></a></dt>
<dd>Support for the PostScript LanguageLevel 3
<code>ReusableStreamDecode</code> filter.</dd>
</dl>

<dl>
<dt><a href="../Resource/Init/gs_img.ps"><code>gs_img.ps</code></a></dt>
<dd>Implementation of the traditional (non-dictionary)
form of the image and imagemask operators, and the
colorimage operator (including the Next alphaimage
facility).</dd>
</dl>

<dl>
<dt><a href="../Resource/Init/gs_init.ps"><code>gs_init.ps</code></a></dt>
<dd>Ghostscript reads this automatically when it starts up.  It contains
definitions of many standard procedures and initialization for a wide
variety of things.</dd>
</dl>

<dl>
<dt><a href="../Resource/Init/gs_lev2.ps"><code>gs_lev2.ps</code></a></dt>
<dd><code>gs_init.ps</code> 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.</dd>
</dl>

<dl>
<dt><a href="../Resource/Init/gs_ll3.ps"><code>gs_ll3.ps</code></a></dt>
<dd>Initialize PostScript LanguageLevel 3 functions.</dd>
</dl>

<dl>
<dt><a href="../Resource/Init/gs_resmp.ps"><code>gs_resmp.ps</code></a></dt>
<dd>A procset for redefining resource categories with a resource map.</dd>
</dl>

<dl>
<dt><a href="../Resource/Init/gs_res.ps"><code>gs_res.ps</code></a></dt>
<dd><code>gs_init.ps</code> reads this in if the Level 2 resource
machinery is included.  Currently, this is the case for all Level 2
configurations.</dd>
</dl>

<dl>
<dt><a href="../Resource/Init/gs_setpd.ps"><code>gs_setpd.ps</code></a></dt>
<dd>Implementation of the <code>setpagedevice</code> operator.</dd>
</dl>

<dl>
<dt><a href="../Resource/Init/gs_statd.ps"><code>gs_statd.ps</code></a></dt>
<dd><code>gs_init.ps</code> reads this in.  It creates a dummy
<code>statusdict</code> and some other environmental odds and ends for
the benefit of PostScript files that really want to be printed on a
LaserWriter.</dd>
</dl>

<dl>
<dt><a href="../Resource/Init/gs_trap.ps"><code>gs_trap.ps</code></a></dt>
<dd>Stub support for the PostScript LanguageLevel 3 "In-RIP trapping"
feature.</dd>
</dl>

<dl>
<dt><a href="../Resource/Init/gs_ttf.ps"><code>gs_ttf.ps</code></a></dt>
<dd>Support code for direct use of TrueType fonts.</dd>
</dl>

<dl>
<dt><a href="../Resource/Init/gs_typ32.ps"><code>gs_typ32.ps</code></a></dt>
<dd>Initialization file for Type 32 fonts.</dd>
</dl>

<dl>
<dt><a href="../Resource/Init/gs_typ42.ps"><code>gs_typ42.ps</code></a></dt>
<dd>Support code for Type 42 fonts (TrueType font in a PostScript "wrapper").</dd>
</dl>

<dl>
<dt><a href="../Resource/Init/gs_type1.ps"><code>gs_type1.ps</code></a></dt>
<dd><code>gs_init.ps</code> reads this in if the Ghostscript interpreter
includes Type 1 font capability (which it normally does).</dd>
</dl>

<hr>

<h2><a name="Config"></a>Configuration files</h2>

<p>
These files are found in the <code>Resource/Init</code> subdirectory of
the Ghostscript source distribution. Users are allowed to modify them
to configure Ghostscript.</p>

<dl>
<dt><a href="../Resource/Init/Fontmap"><code>Fontmap</code></a></dt>
<dd>Font mapping table.</dd>
</dl>

<dl>
<dt><a href="../Resource/Init/cidfmap"><code>cidfmap</code></a></dt>
<dd>CID font mapping table. Allows substitution of a CID font for another CID font or
a TrueType font for a CID font.</dd>
</dl>

<dl>
<dt><a href="../Resource/Init/FAPIconfig"><code>FAPIconfig</code></a></dt>
<dd>A configuration file for Font API client.</dd>
</dl>

<dl>
<dt><a href="../Resource/Init/FAPIfontmap"><code>FAPIfontmap</code></a></dt>
<dd>Font mapping table for Font-API-handled fonts.</dd>
</dl>

<dl>
<dt><a href="../Resource/Init/FAPIcidfmap"><code>FAPIcidfmap</code></a></dt>
<dd>Font mapping table for Font-API-handled CID fonts.</dd>
</dl>

<hr>

<h2><a name="Obscure"></a>More obscure system files</h2>

<p>
Unless otherwise stated, these files are found in the <code>Resource/Init</code> subdirectory of
the Ghostscript source distribution.</p>

<dl>
<dt><a href="../Resource/Init/gs_agl.ps"><code>gs_agl.ps</code></a></dt>
<dd>Contains the mapping from Adobe glyph names to Unicode values, used to
support TrueType fonts and disk-based Type 1 fonts.</dd>
</dl>

<dl>
<dt><a href="../Resource/Init/gs_cet.ps"><code>gs_cet.ps</code></a></dt>
<dd>Sets a number of alternate defaults to make Ghostscript
behave more like Adobe CPSI. Useful for running the CET conformance
test suite.</dd>
</dl>

<dl>
<dt><a href="../Resource/Init/gs_diskn.ps"><code>gs_diskn.ps</code></a></dt>
<dd>This file implements the <code>%disk</code> IODevice
(<code>diskn.dev</code> 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 <code>%os%</code> or
<code>%disk0</code>%). This is required to emulate undocumented
behaviour of Adobe PostScript printers that have a disk and was
experimentally determined.</dd>
</dl>

<dl>
<dt><a href="../lib/gs_kanji.ps"><code>gs_kanji.ps</code></a></dt>
<dd>This file provides support for the Wadalab free Kanji font.  It is not
included automatically in any configuration. This file is stored in the <code>lib</code> subdirectory.</dd>
</dl>

<dl>
<dt><a href="../Resource/Init/gs_pdfwr.ps"><code>gs_pdfwr.ps</code></a></dt>
<dd>This file contains some patches for providing information to the
<code>pdfwrite</code> driver.  It is included only if the
<code>pdfwrite</code> driver is included.</dd>
</dl>

<dl>
<dt><a href="../lib/ht_ccsto.ps"><code>ht_ccsto.ps</code></a></dt>
<dd>A default stochastic CMYK halftone.  This file is in the public domain.  This file is stored in the <code>lib</code> subdirectory.</dd>
</dl>

<dl>
<dt><a href="../lib/stcolor.ps"><code>stcolor.ps</code></a></dt>
<dd>Configure the (Epson) <code>stcolor</code> driver. This file is stored in the <code>lib</code> subdirectory.</dd>
</dl>

<hr>

<h2><a name="PDF_specific"></a>PDF-specific system files</h2>

<p>
These files are found in the <code>Resource/Init</code> subdirectory of
the Ghostscript source distribution.</p>

<dl>
<dt><a href="../Resource/Init/pdf_base.ps"><code>pdf_base.ps</code></a></dt>
<dd>Utilities for interpreting PDF objects and streams.</dd>
</dl>

<dl>
<dt><a href="../Resource/Init/pdf_draw.ps"><code>pdf_draw.ps</code></a></dt>
<dd>The interpreter for drawing-related PDF operations.</dd>
</dl>

<dl>
<dt><a href="../Resource/Init/pdf_font.ps"><code>pdf_font.ps</code></a></dt>
<dd>Code for handling fonts in PDF files.</dd>
</dl>

<dl>
<dt><a href="../Resource/Init/pdf_main.ps"><code>pdf_main.ps</code></a></dt>
<dd>Document- and page-level control for interpreting PDF files.</dd>
</dl>

<dl>
<dt><a href="../Resource/Init/pdf_ops.ps"><code>pdf_ops.ps</code></a></dt>
<dd>Definitions for most of the PDF operators.</dd>
</dl>

<dl>
<dt><a href="../Resource/Init/pdf_rbld.ps"><code>pdf_rbld.ps</code></a></dt>
<dd>Contains procedures for bebuilding damaged PDF files.</dd>
</dl>

<dl>
<dt><a href="../Resource/Init/pdf_sec.ps"><code>pdf_sec.ps</code></a></dt>
<dd>PDF security (encryption) code.</dd>
</dl>

<dl>
<dt><a href="../Resource/Init/gs_icc.ps"><code>gs_icc.ps</code></a></dt> <dd>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.</dd>
</dl>

<p>
These files are found in the <code>lib</code> subdirectory of
the Ghostscript source distribution. These files are templates and should not be used
without modification.</p>

<dl>
<dt><a href="../lib/PDFX_def.ps"><code>PDFX_def.ps</code></a></dt>
<dd>This is a sample prefix file for creating a PDF/X-3 document
with the <code>pdfwrite</code> device.</dd>
</dl>

<dl>
<dt><a href="../lib/PDFA_def.ps"><code>PDFA_def.ps</code></a></dt>
<dd>This is a sample prefix file for creating a PDF/A document
with the <code>pdfwrite</code> device.</dd>
</dl>

<hr>

<h2><a name="DPS_specific"></a>Display PostScript-specific system files</h2>

<p>
These files are found in the <code>Resource/Init</code> subdirectory of
the Ghostscript source distribution.</p>

<dl>
<dt><a href="../Resource/Init/gs_dpnxt.ps"><code>gs_dpnxt.ps</code></a></dt>
<dd>NeXT Display PostScript extensions.</dd>
</dl>

<dl>
<dt><a href="../Resource/Init/gs_dps.ps"><code>gs_dps.ps</code></a>,
<a href="../Resource/Init/gs_dps1.ps"><code>gs_dps1.ps</code></a>,
<a href="../Resource/Init/gs_dps2.ps"><code>gs_dps2.ps</code></a></dt>
<dd><code>gs_init.ps</code> reads these in if the <code>dps</code>
feature is included in the configuration.  They provide support for various
Display PostScript and Level 2 features.</dd>
</dl>

<hr>

<h2><a name="Art"></a>Art and examples</h2>

<p>
These files are found in the <code>examples</code> subdirectory of
the Ghostscript source distribution.</p>

<dl>
<dt><a href="../examples/alphabet.ps"><code>alphabet.ps</code></a></dt>
<dd>Prints a sample alphabet at several different sizes.</dd>
</dl>

<dl>
<dt><a href="../examples/annots.pdf"><code>annots.pdf</code></a></dt>
<dd>A sample file with a wide variety of PDF "annotations".</dd>
</dl>

<dl>
<dt><a href="../examples/colorcir.ps"><code>colorcir.ps</code></a></dt>
<dd>A set of nested ellipses made up of colored bars.</dd>
</dl>

<dl>
<dt><a href="../examples/doretree.ps"><code>doretree.ps</code></a></dt>
<dd>A 3-D image produced by a modeling program.  This file is in the public
domain.</dd>
</dl>

<dl>
<dt><a href="../examples/escher.ps"><code>escher.ps</code></a></dt>
<dd>A colored version of a hexagonally symmetric Escher drawing of
interlocking butterflies.  Can be printed on monochrome devices, with
somewhat less dramatic results.</dd>
</dl>

<dl>
<dt><a href="../examples/golfer.eps"><code>golfer.eps</code></a></dt>
<dd>A gray-scale picture of a stylishly dressed woman swinging a golf club.</dd>
</dl>

<dl>
<dt><a href="../examples/grayalph.ps"><code>grayalph.ps</code></a></dt>
<dd>Grayscaled text test pattern.</dd>
</dl>

<dl>
<dt><a href="../examples/ridt91.eps"><code>ridt91.eps</code></a></dt>
<dd>The RIDT '91 logo.  Note that since this is an EPS file, you will have
to add "<code>-c&nbsp;showpage</code>" at the end of the command line to
print it or convert it to a raster file.</dd>
</dl>

<dl>
<dt><a href="../examples/snowflak.ps"><code>snowflak.ps</code></a></dt>
<dd>A rectangular grid of intricate colored snowflakes.  (May render very
slowly.)</dd>
</dl>

<dl>
<dt><a href="../examples/text_graph_image_cmyk_rgb.pdf"><code>text_graph_image_cmyk_rgb.pdf</code></a></dt>
<dd>A simple PDF containing text and graphics in both RGB and CMYK spaces.</dd>
</dl>

<dl>
<dt><a href="../examples/text_graphic_image.pdf"><code>text_graphic_image.pdf</code></a></dt>
<dd>A simple PDF containing text and graphics in RGB space.</dd>
</dl>

<dl>
<dt><a href="../examples/tiger.eps"><code>tiger.eps</code></a></dt>
<dd>A dramatic colored picture of a tiger's head.</dd>
</dl>

<dl>
<dt><a href="../examples/transparency_example.ps"><code>transparency_example.ps</code></a></dt>
<dd>A simple example of transparency.</dd>
</dl>

<dl>
<dt><a href="../examples/vasarely.ps"><code>vasarely.ps</code></a></dt>
<dd>Colored rectangles and ellipses inspired by Victor Vasarely's experiments
with tilting circles and squares.</dd>
</dl>

<dl>
<dt><a href="../examples/waterfal.ps"><code>waterfal.ps</code></a></dt>
<dd>Prints text in a variety of different sizes, to help evaluate the
quality of text rendering.</dd>
</dl>

<hr>

<h2><a name="Utilities"></a>Utilities</h2>

<p>
For more information on these utility programs, see the comments at the
start of each file .  The ones marked (*) have batch files or shell
scripts of the same name (like <code>bdftops</code> and
<code>bdftops.bat</code>) to invoke them conveniently.</p>

<p>
These files are found in the <code>lib</code> subdirectory of
the Ghostscript source distribution.</p>

<dl>
<dt><a href="../lib/align.ps"><code>align.ps</code></a></dt>
<dd>A test page for determining the proper margin and offset parameters for
your printer.</dd>
</dl>

<dl>
<dt><a href="../lib/caption.ps"><code>caption.ps</code></a></dt>
<dd>A file for putting a caption in a box at the bottom of each page,
useful for trade show demos.</dd>
</dl>

<dl>
<dt><a href="../lib/cat.ps"><code>cat.ps</code></a></dt>
<dd>Appends one file to another. Primarily used to overcome the
'copy' limitation of Windows command shell for ps2epsi</dd>
</dl>

<dl>
<dt><a href="../lib/cid2code.ps"><code>cid2code.ps</code></a></dt>
<dd>A utility for creating maps from CIDs to Unicode, useful when
substituting a TrueType font for an Adobe font.</dd>
</dl>

<dl>
<dt><a href="../lib/docie.ps"><code>docie.ps</code></a></dt>
<dd>An emulation of the CIE color mapping algorithms.</dd>
</dl>

<dl>
<dt><a href="../lib/font2pcl.ps"><code>font2pcl.ps</code></a></dt>
<dd>A utility to write a font as a PCL bitmap font.</dd>
</dl>

<dl>
<dt><a href="../lib/gslp.ps"><code>gslp.ps</code></a> *</dt>
<dd>A utility for doing "line printing" of plain text files.</dd>
</dl>

<dl>
<dt><a href="../lib/gsnup.ps"><code>gsnup.ps</code></a></dt>
<dd>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 <code>psnup</code> (which, however, requires DSC
comments).</dd>
</dl>

<dl>
<dt><a href="../lib/jispaper.ps"><code>jispaper.ps</code></a></dt>
<dd>A file that makes the <code>b0</code> through <code>b6</code>
procedures refer to JIS B paper sizes rather than ISO B.</dd>
</dl>


<dl>
<dt><a href="../lib/landscap.ps"><code>landscap.ps</code></a></dt>
<dd>A file that you can put in front of your own files to get them rendered
in landscape mode.</dd>
</dl>

<dl>
<dt><a href="../lib/mkcidfm.ps"><code>mkcidfm.ps</code></a></dt>
<dd>A utility for creating a CID font mapping table <code>cidfmap</code>
from fonts found in a specified directory.</dd>
</dl>

<dl>
<dt><a href="../lib/pdf2dsc.ps"><code>pdf2dsc.ps</code></a></dt>
<dd>A utility to read a PDF file and produce a DSC "index" file.</dd>
</dl>

<dl>
<dt><a href="../lib/pf2afm.ps"><code>pf2afm.ps</code></a> *</dt>
<dd>A utility for producing AFM files from PFA, PFB, and optionally PFM
files.</dd>
</dl>

<dl>
<dt><a href="../lib/pfbtopfa.ps"><code>pfbtopfa.ps</code></a> *</dt>
<dd>A utility to convert PFB (binary) font files to PFA (text) format.</dd>
</dl>

<dl>
<dt><a href="../lib/prfont.ps"><code>prfont.ps</code></a></dt>
<dd>A utility to print a font catalog.</dd>
</dl>

<dl>
<dt><a href="../lib/printafm.ps"><code>printafm.ps</code></a></dt>
<dd>A utility to print an AFM file on standard output.</dd>
</dl>

<dl>
<dt><a href="../lib/ps2ai.ps"><code>ps2ai.ps</code></a></dt>
<dd>A utility for converting an arbitrary PostScript file into a form
compatible with Adobe Illustrator.  NOTE: <code>ps2ai</code> doesn't
work properly with Adobe's Helvetica-Oblique font, and other fonts whose
original <code>FontMatrix</code> involves skewing or rotation.</dd>
</dl>

<dl>
<dt><a href="../lib/ps2epsi.ps"><code>ps2epsi.ps</code></a> *</dt>
<dd>A utility for converting an arbitrary PostScript file into EPSI form.</dd>
</dl>

<dl>
<dt><a href="../lib/rollconv.ps"><code>rollconv.ps</code></a></dt>
<dd>A utility for converting files produced by Macromedia's
<code>Rollup</code> program to a Type 0 form directly usable by
Ghostscript.</dd>
</dl>

<dl>
<dt><a href="../lib/stocht.ps"><code>stocht.ps</code></a></dt>
<dd>A file that installs the StochasticDefault halftone as the default,
which may improve output quality on inkjet printers.  See the file for more
information.</dd>
</dl>

<dl>
<dt><a href="../lib/viewcmyk.ps"><code>viewcmyk.ps</code></a></dt>
<dd>A utility for displaying CMYK files.</dd>
</dl>

<dl>
<dt><a href="../lib/viewgif.ps"><code>viewgif.ps</code></a></dt>
<dd>A utility for displaying GIF files.</dd>
</dl>

<dl>
<dt><a href="../lib/viewjpeg.ps"><code>viewjpeg.ps</code></a></dt>
<dd>A utility for displaying JPEG files.</dd>
</dl>

<dl>
<dt><a href="../lib/viewmiff.ps"><code>viewmiff.ps</code></a></dt>
<dd>A utility for displaying MIFF files.</dd>
</dl>

<dl>
<dt><a href="../lib/viewpbm.ps"><code>viewpbm.ps</code></a></dt>
<dd>A utility for displaying PBM/PGM/PPM files.</dd>
</dl>

<dl>
<dt><a href="../lib/viewpcx.ps"><code>viewpcx.ps</code></a></dt>
<dd>A utility for displaying PCX files.</dd>
</dl>

<dl>
<dt><a href="../lib/viewrgb.ps"><code>viewrgb.ps</code></a></dt>
<dd>A utility for displaying files created by -sDEVICE=bitrgb.</dd>
</dl>

<dl>
<dt><a href="../lib/viewraw.ps"><code>viewraw.ps</code></a></dt>
<dd>An extended utility for displaying files created by -sDEVICE=bitrgb.</dd>
</dl>

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<h2><a name="Development_tools"></a>Development tools</h2>

<p>
These files are found in the <code>lib</code> subdirectory of
the Ghostscript source distribution.</p>

<dl>
<dt><a href="../lib/acctest.ps"><code>acctest.ps</code></a></dt>
<dd>A utility that checks whether the interpreter enforces access
restrictions.</dd>
</dl>

<dl>
<dt><a href="../lib/image-qa.ps"><code>image-qa.ps</code></a></dt>
<dd>A comprehensive test of the image display operators.</dd>
</dl>

<dl>
<dt><a href="../lib/ppath.ps"><code>ppath.ps</code></a></dt>
<dd>A couple of utilities for printing out the current path, for debugging.</dd>
</dl>

<dl>
<dt><a href="../lib/pphs.ps"><code>pphs.ps</code></a></dt>
<dd>A utility to print the Primary Hint Stream of a linearized PDF file.</dd>
</dl>

<dl>
<dt><a href="../lib/traceimg.ps"><code>traceimg.ps</code></a></dt>
<dd>Trace the data supplied to the <code>image</code> operator.</dd>
</dl>

<dl>
<dt><a href="../lib/traceop.ps"><code>traceop.ps</code></a></dt>
<dd>A utility for tracing uses of any procedure or operator for debugging.</dd>
</dl>

<dl>
<dt><a href="../lib/uninfo.ps"><code>uninfo.ps</code></a></dt>
<dd>Some utilities for printing out PostScript data structures.</dd>
</dl>

<dl>
<dt><a href="../lib/viewps2a.ps"><code>viewps2a.ps</code></a></dt>
<dd>A utility for displaying the output of <code>ps2ascii.ps</code>.</dd>
</dl>

<dl>
<dt><a href="../lib/winmaps.ps"><code>winmaps.ps</code></a></dt>
<dd>A utility for creating mappings between the Adobe encodings and the
Microsoft Windows character sets.</dd>
</dl>

<dl>
<dt><a href="../lib/zeroline.ps"><code>zeroline.ps</code></a></dt>
<dd>A utility for testing how interpreters handle zero-width lines.</dd>
</dl>

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<h2><a name="Miscellany"></a>Odds and ends</h2>

<p>
These files are found in the <code>lib</code> subdirectory of
the Ghostscript source distribution.</p>

<dl>
<dt><a href="../lib/jobseparator.ps"><code>jobseparator.ps</code></a></dt>
<dd>Convience file containing a job separator sequence for use
when passing files with -dJOBSERVER.</dd>
</dl>

<dl>
<dt><a href="../lib/lines.ps"><code>lines.ps</code></a></dt>
<dd>A test program for line joins and caps.</dd>
</dl>

<dl>
<dt><a href="../lib/stcinfo.ps"><code>stcinfo.ps</code></a></dt>
<dd>Print and show parameters of the (Epson) <code>stcolor</code> driver.</dd>
</dl>

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