#!/bin/sh
# $Id: ps2ascii,v 1.3 2001/06/22 16:09:22 lpd Exp $
# Extract ASCII text from a PostScript file.  Usage:
#	ps2ascii [infile.ps [outfile.txt]]
# If outfile is omitted, output goes to stdout.
# If both infile and outfile are omitted, ps2ascii acts as a filter,
# reading from stdin and writing on stdout.

trap "rm -f _temp_.err _temp_.out" 0 1 2 15

OPTIONS="-q -dNODISPLAY -dSAFER -dNOBIND -dWRITESYSTEMDICT -dSIMPLE"
if ( test $# -eq 0 ) then
	gs $OPTIONS -c save -f ps2ascii.ps - -c quit
elif ( test $# -eq 1 ) then
	gs $OPTIONS -c save -f ps2ascii.ps "$1" -c quit
else
	gs $OPTIONS -c save -f ps2ascii.ps "$1" -c quit >"$2"
fi
