How to print postscript file?

[zhaogui]

I have a postscript file but don't know how to print it. When I type "file myfile", it shows "postscript file", When I print it, it just come out garbage.

[Robin Wakefield · Accepted solution]

Hi,

Use the raw switch:

lp -dprinter -onb -oraw filename.ps

Rgds, Robin

[Stefan Schulz]

Hi,

this may be a dump question, but is your printer capable to print postscript directly?

If not than you have to convert this file to something your printer understands (like PCL or HPGL).

If your printer has an PS option this sounds like your modelscripts does something funny to the printjob. Bypass the modelscript with the raw option (lp -oraw ...)

Hope this helps

Regards Stefan

[zhaogui]

Thank you for your help. It works.

[H.Merijn Brand (procura]

I know I'm late in this, but for those that want to print/preview postscript and/or do not have a postscript printer, consider using the combination of Ghostscript/Ghostview, available from http://hpux.tn.tudelft.nl/hppd/hpux/PostScript/

Ghostscript = gs: http://hpux.tn.tudelft.nl/hppd/hpux/PostScript/gs-5.10/
Ghostview = gv: http://hpux.tn.tudelft.nl/hppd/hpux/PostScript/gv-3.5.8/

Don't use 'ghostview' which is hopelessly antiquated