{{Lowercase title}} {{for|the scripting language EnScript|EnCase}} {{More citations needed|date=May 2015}} {{Use dmy dates|date=October 2020}} {{Infobox software | name = GNU Enscript | latest release version = {{wikidata|property|edit|reference|P348}} | latest release date = {{start date and age|{{wikidata|qualifier|P348|P577}}}} }}
'''enscript''' is the name of a computer program originally written by Adobe in the late 1980s that converts text files to PostScript for printing.<ref>{{cite web |title=ENSCRIPT(1) |url=http://www.math.utah.edu/lab/man/enscript.html |website=www.math.utah.edu |date=18 August 1992}}</ref> It has been re-implemented by many parties, including GNU and SPARC.<ref>{{cite web |title=Printing Using enscript |url=https://www.usj.edu.lb/pdf/admission/cur_21_pdf1.pdf |website=SPARCprinter EC Software Installation and User's Guide}}</ref>
The GNU version is released under GNU GPL version 3. It has many additional functionalities, such as syntax highlighting, support for other page sizes, and the ability to use RTF or HTML formats instead. {{As of|2020|06}}, it seems to be the only enscript still being maintained.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.gnu.org/software/enscript/ | title=GNU enscript | publisher=GNU Operating System | accessdate=1 June 2020}}</ref>
The reason enscript became popular seems to be its support for 2-up printing compared to the old pr. This is no longer a distinct functionality in any way.<ref>{{cite book |last1=Nemeth |first1=Evi |last2=Snyder |first2=Garth |last3=Seebass |first3=Scott |last4=Hein |first4=Trent |title=UNIX System Administration Handbook |date=2000 |publisher=Pearson Education |isbn=978-0-13-700291-7 |pages=780 |chapter-url=https://books.google.com/books?id=HVQ-MxB4q7kC&pg=PA780 |chapter=Printing |quote=One of enscript's main claims to fame was its implementation of 2-up printing.}}</ref>
== References == <references/>
== External links == * {{cite web |url=http://www.eecs.utk.edu/resources/it/eecs-it-knowledge-base/printing/linux-printing-guide/advanced-linux-printing/ |title=Linux Printing Guide |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200220205523/http://www.eecs.utk.edu/resources/it/eecs-it-knowledge-base/printing/linux-printing-guide/advanced-linux-printing/ |archive-date=2020-02-20}}
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