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/usr/bin/fax2ps

Provides support for the Tag Image File Format or TIFF

From tiff 4.7.2-r5 (os), captured 2026-11-05 by running fax2ps --help (exit 1). permalink

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LIBTIFF, Version 4.7.2
Copyright (c) 1988-1996 Sam Leffler
Copyright (c) 1991-1996 Silicon Graphics, Inc.

Convert a TIFF facsimile to compressed PostScript

usage: fax2ps [options] [input.tif ...]
where options are:
 -w            suppress warning messages
 -l chars      set maximum output line length for generated PostScript
 -p page#      select page to print (can use multiple times)
 -x xres       set default horizontal resolution of input data (dpi)
 -y yres       set default vertical resolution of input data (lpi)
 -S            scale output to page size
 -W width      set output page width (inches), default is 8.5
 -H height     set output page height (inches), default is 11
Options (8)
OptionDescriptionSource
-wsuppress warning messageshelp
-l charsset maximum output line length for generated PostScripthelp
-p page#select page to print (can use multiple times)help
-x xresset default horizontal resolution of input data (dpi)help
-y yresset default vertical resolution of input data (lpi)help
-Sscale output to page sizehelp
-W widthset output page width (inches), default is 8.5help
-H heightset output page height (inches), default is 11help

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