enscript is the name of a
computer program
A computer program is a sequence or set of instructions in a programming language for a computer to Execution (computing), execute. It is one component of software, which also includes software documentation, documentation and other intangibl ...
originally written by
Adobe
Adobe (from arabic: الطوب Attub ; ) is a building material made from earth and organic materials. is Spanish for mudbrick. In some English-speaking regions of Spanish heritage, such as the Southwestern United States, the term is use ...
in the late 1980s that converts text files to
PostScript
PostScript (PS) is a page description language and dynamically typed, stack-based programming language. It is most commonly used in the electronic publishing and desktop publishing realm, but as a Turing complete programming language, it c ...
for printing. It has been re-implemented by many parties, including
GNU
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and
SPARC.
The GNU version is released under
GNU GPL
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version 3. It has many additional functionalities, such as syntax highlighting, support for other page sizes, and the ability to use
RTF or HTML formats instead. , it seems to be the only enscript still being maintained.
The reason enscript became popular seems to be its support for
2-up printing compared to the old
pr. This is no longer a distinct functionality in any way.
References
External links
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GNU Project software
Free printing software
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