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NAME
     postdmd - PostScript translator for DMD bitmap files

SYNOPSIS
     postdmd [options] [files]

DESCRIPTION
     postdmd translates DMD bitmap files, as produced by dmdps,
     or files written in the Ninth Edition bitfile(9.5) format
     into PostScript and writes the results on the standard out-
     put.  If no files are specified, or if - is one of the input
     files, the standard input is read.  The following options
     are understood:

     b num     Pack the bitmap in the output file using num byte
               patterns.  A value of 0 turns off all packing of
               the output file.  By default, num is 6.

     c num     Print num copies of each page.  By default only
               one copy is printed.

     f         Flip the sense of the bits in files before print-
               ing the bitmaps.

     m num     Magnify each logical page by the factor num. Pages
               are scaled uniformly about the origin, which by
               default is located at the center of each page.
               The default magnification is 1.0.

     n num     Print num logical pages on each piece of paper,
               where num can be any positive integer.  By default
               num is set to 1.

     o list    Print pages whose numbers are given in the comma-
               separated list.  The list contains single numbers
               N and ranges N1 - N2.  A missing N1 indicates the
               lowest numbered page, a missing N2 indicates the
               highest.

     p mode    Print files in either portrait or landscape mode.
               Only the first character of mode is significant.
               The default mode is portrait.

     x num     Translate the origin num inches along the positive
               x axis.  The default coordinate system has the
               origin fixed at the center of the page, with posi-
               tive x to the right and positive y up the page.
               Positive num moves everything right.  The default
               offset is 0 inches.

     y num     Translate the origin num inches along the positive
               y axis.  Positive num moves everything up the



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               page.  The default offset is 0.

     Only one bitmap is printed on each logical page, and each of
     the input files must contain complete descriptions of at
     least one bitmap.  Decreasing the pattern size using the b
     option may help throughput on printers with fast processors
     (such as PS-810s), while increasing the pattern size will
     often be the right move on older models (such as PS-800s).

DIAGNOSTICS
     An exit status of 0 is returned if files were successfully
     processed.

FILES
     /usr/lib/postscript/postdmd.ps
     /usr/lib/postscript/forms.ps
     /usr/lib/postscript/ps.requests

SEE ALSO
     download(1), dpost(1), postdaisy(1), postio(1), postmd(1),
     postprint(1), postreverse(1), posttek(1).


































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