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NAME

       nup - multiple pages per sheet with dvi2ps

SYNOPSIS

       nup [ [ -p paper ] [ -2 ] [ -4 ] [ -8 ] [ -l ] [ -n ] ]

DESCRIPTION

       This  manual  page documents briefly the nup command.  This manual page
       was written for the Debian GNU/Linux distribution because the  original
       command hadn’t manual page.
       Nup  puts multiple logical pages onto each physical sheet of paper with
       dvi2ps.  The input PostScript file should be of dvi2ps

       The -p paper option is to set the paper size which  is  available  with
       dvi2ps.

       The -2 option is to put 2 logical pages on each sheet of paper.

       The -4 option is to put 4 logical pages on each sheet of paper.

       The -8 option is to put 8 logical pages on each sheet of paper.

       The -l option is to surround a page with frame.

       The -n option in not to shrink each logical pages.

EXAMPLES

       to print 2 pages in a sheet:
              dvi2ps foo.dvi | nup -2 | lpr

       to print 8 pages in a B4 paper:
              dvi2ps foo.dvi | nup -8 -p b4 | lpr

       to print 4 pages in a letter size paper with frame:
              dvi2ps foo.dvi | nup -4 -p letter -l | lpr

       to print 2 B5 size pages in a B4 paper:
              dvi2ps -o b5 foo.dvi | nup -2 -n -p b4  | lpr

SEE ALSO

       dvi2ps(1)

AUTHOR

       This  manual page was written by Atsuhito Kohda <kohda@debian.org>, for
       the Debian GNU/Linux system (but may be used by others).