How do I convert *.ps file to a .pdf file? I tried several links given by google search, but either solution is really old and does not work for latest versions of ps and pdf files, or they do not make sense to me. Is there a simple utility to convert .ps file to .pdf file.
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You can't open the PDF file with a regular text editor, you have to use a Hex Editor, like ghex. Install it by running on console:
sudo apt-get install ghex
Or look for ghex into Ubuntu Software Center.
Assume the files are in the folder ~/myfiles. You can run this loop in a terminal (copy-paste):
for pdffile in ~/myfiles/*.pdf ; do evince "$pdffile" ; done
To jump to the next file just press Ctrl+W in the Evince window (to close it and open the next file).
FWIW, I am not sure how useful this would be considering that you need to view "thousands" of files...
Best Answer
For a command-line solution: install the 'ghostscript' package:
and use the
ps2pdfutility:easy!