LASERBAR(1)

NAME
laserbar - produce bar codes on a PostScript laser printer

SYNOPSIS
laserbar [-r rotate] [-x xoffset] [-y yoffset] [-X xscale] [-Y yscale] [-lns] string

DESCRIPTION
Laserbar prints on the standard output the PostScript text that will produce (on a suitable laser printer) the CODE-39 bar code corresponding to string. The r option may be used to specify a rotation (in degrees) of the bar code. The x, y, X, and Y options may be used to specify an x- or y-axis offset (in inches) or scaling factor, respectively. (The offset is measured from the lower left corner of the page to the upper left corner of the bar code. By default, the bar code produced is one inch high, and is scaled so that the narrowest elements are each 1/72-inch - i.e., one point - wide.) If the l option is specified, the bar code produced is labeled. If the n option is specified, the resulting PostScript text includes a leading newpath command, so that the text may stand alone or precede any other PostScript commands. If the s option is specified, the resulting PostScript text includes a trailing showpage command, so that the text may stand alone or follow any other PostScript commands.

This manual page (if it appears with a bar code printed on it) was produced by something like the following sequence:

    laserbar -x 2.5 -y 3 -l -n ABC123xyz > tempfile
    troff -man -Tpost laserbar.1 | dpost >> tempfile
    prt -dprinter -lpostscript tempfile

SEE ALSO
laserbar(3), prt(1), dpost(1), postbgi(1), postprint(1), postdmd(1), posttek(1), etc.