> I have a requirement to convert ascii text file with 190 > characters in each line to pdf file in Linux machines.
If it is pure preformatted ascii text you want to display as-is without further formatting you might be easier off with a tool like enscript or a2ps, e.g., enscript -Ma3 -r -B -f [email protected] -o- in.txt >out.ps If you're using groff, you will need a minimal font and page layout setup, which you can either provide barebones or using one of the prepackaged macro sets. Here is a very simple standalone setup (customize as needed): File tmac.simplea3l: ------------------------------------------------------------------------ .\" this is for a3 landscape .pl 29.7c .po 1c .ll 42c-2c .lt 42c-2c .ft CR .ps 9.8 .vs 11.8 .ev 1 .evc 0 .ft CB .ev .wh 0 HD .wh -2c FT .de HD .ev 1 .sp |.5c .tl 'left header'%'right header' .sp |1.5c .ev .. .de FT .ev 1 .sp |\\n(.pu-1c .tl 'left footer'%'right footer' .bp .ev .. .nf ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Usage: groff -Tps -P-pa3 -P-l -M. -msimplea3l in.txt >out.ps If the text is not pre-formatted and you want to fill up lines of text, remove the ".nf" from the macro file and perhaps instead of font "CR" use font "TR" (the default).
