convert files to PDF format

[Paul Smith]

On 12/10/05, CodeHeads <ch at code-heads.com> wrote:
> >>I just wonder if there is any software which can
> >>convert any file formate to PDF just like what Adobe
> >>distiller does under windows OS.
> >
> > There is, and it is called 'convert'. It is a component of the
> > ImageMagick suite of tools. The simple command, in a terminal, is
> > 'convert file.png file.pdf'. For more information do 'man convert' in
> > a terminal.
> >
> Open Office also does this

Alternatively, instead of printing to a printer, print to a file with
the extension .ps; then, convert the ps file to pdf with ps2pdf.

Paul