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In article <1992Nov9.155057.5403@inel.gov> haw@inel.gov (Grant Hawkes) writes:
>
>     I am wondering if there is a way to give a ps command to print
>multiple copies of the ps file.  I have a two page color postscript
>file that I want to send to the color ps printer.  I need several
>copies.  I know that I can keep sending the file multiple times, but
>I want to know if there is a command to issue to do it.  I looked
>at a ps book and couldn't find anything on copies in the index.
>Any help would be appreciated.  Thanks.


edit the ps file, replace instances of "showpage" with
copypage
copypage
[... however many you want, n-1 times where n = number of copies]
showpage   


this will give n copies of the first page, n copies of the second page,
without re-imaging the page.


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