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.TH POSTSCRIPT 7 "19 August 1992" "Adobe Systems"
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.ds PS P\s-2OST\s+2S\s-2CRIPT\s+2
.ds TS T\s-2RAN\s+2S\s-2CRIPT\s+2
.SH NAME
P\s-2OST\s+2S\s-2CRIPT\s+2 language\(empage description language
.SH DESCRIPTION
The \*(PS page description language
is a programming language with powerful graphics primitives
for describing printed pages.  A growing number of
devices that print or display \*(PS language documents are available.
\*(PS printers are available from a wide variety of printer manufacturers.
The \*(TS package of UNIX software allows UNIX systems 
access to \*(PS printers.
.LP
The complete \*(PS language is described in the book:
.sp
.RS
\fI\*(PS Language Reference Manual, Second Edition\fR
.br
by Adobe Systems Incorporated
.br
published by Addison-Wesley Publishing Company
.br
ISBN 0-201-18127-4, 764 pages, illustrated
.br
Library of Congress: QA76.73.P67P67  1990  005.13'3-dc20
.RE
.PP
The reference manual provides a comprehensive presentation of
of the language, its graphics, and its font facilities,
including the precise semantics of every \*(PS language operator.
.SH "SEE ALSO"
transcript(1), enscript(1)
.SH AUTHOR
Adobe Systems Incorporated
.SH NOTES
\*(PS is a registered trademark of Adobe Systems Incorporated.
.br
\*(TS is a trademark of Adobe Systems Incorporated.
.br
Unix is a trademark of AT&T Bell Laboratories.