enscript-1.6.1

Introduction to enscript

Enscript converts ASCII files to PostScript.

Package information

Installation of enscript

Install enscript by running the following commands:

./configure --prefix=/usr --sysconfdir=/etc/enscript \
--localstatedir=/var --with-media=letter &&
make &&
make install

Note: Remove --with-media=letter to the configure options if your medium format is A4.

Installation command explanations

--sysconfdir=/etc/enscript: This switch puts configuration data in /etc/enscript instead of /usr/etc.

--localstatedir=/var: This switch sets the directory for runtime data to /var instead of /usr/var.

Contents

The enscript package contains enscript and filter data.

Description

enscript

enscript is a filter, used primarily by printing scripts, that converts ASCII files to PostScript.