Re: how to write this simple script command?

Keith Keller wrote:


Why generate a temp file at all?

#!/bin/bash
a2ps --output=- $1 | ps2pdf - > $1.pdf

Sadly, you still need $1, since ps2pdf can't figure out the filename if
it's sent stdin.

--keith

Thank you. I just tried yours. It works. I like yours. It is the best.
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