[ILUG-Cochin.org] terminal mode pdf reader

[Mahesh Aravind]

Fayaz,

--- On Fri, 17/4/09, Fayaz useful <fayaz.yusuf.khan at gmail.com> wrote:

> If your interested to know, the backend
> of pdf viewers is a command called 'gs'
> I just fell in love with my life...
> 

The "command" gs(1) is not just a command. GhostScript is an implementation of Adobe PostScript interpreter specification.

gs(1) can interpret PostScript and Portable Document Format files (PDF), and either dispaly/convert them to various forms depending on the whim of the user.

AFAIK, GS is distributed by Alladin Enterprises. Version X they sell it for money, under a restrictive license. Version (X-1) they distribute under GPL under a free license.

gv(1) is the "command" (GhostView) used to view PostScript/PDF files. I'm not sure, but my best belief is that ggv(1) is a replacement and a cleaner implementaion of GV.

-- Mahesh


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