GNU/Linux Command-Line Tools Summary

11.5.1. Conversion tools

• enscript
   

Converts text files to postscript, rtf, HTML (use ghostview to view the postscript file). enscript has a large number of options which can be used to customise the output.

Examples:Prev


   

enscript --language=html input_file.txt -o output_file.html

This will take some file and output it as a html file.


   

enscript --help-highlight

Display help on using the highlight feature (list all different types of highlighting available)


   

enscript --help-highlight

Highlight (pretty print), example:


   

enscript -E --color --language=html --toc --output=foo.html *.h *.c

Add all the files with a .h and a .c (C source and header files) into a file called foo.html, use colour and add a table of contents

For further options refer to the well written manual page of enscript.



• figlet
   

Used to create ASCII "art". Figlet can create several different forms (fonts) of ASCII art, its one of the more unusual programs around.

Notes

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These examples are based off information from the enscript manual page, see [12] in the Prev for further information.

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