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I would have thought this is rather simple, but I don't get it done: I use gVim and would like to get the text as a pdf-file. In other applications like Firefox the print-dialog shows me available printers and I can choose to print directly to a pdf-file. However in Vim there is no such dialog and the file is just sent to the standard printer of the system.

I tried the following:

• I'm not able to make the "print-to-pdf"-thing to my standard way of printing via the printer window of Ubuntu.


• 
  :ha > file converts my file to a .ps-file. That's nice, but .pdf would be nicer...

printing pdf vim

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  Not an answer, but you can use ps2pdf command-line tool afterwards, with the poscript file as input.
  
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I would have thought this is rather simple, but I don't get it done: I use gVim and would like to get the text as a pdf-file. In other applications like Firefox the print-dialog shows me available printers and I can choose to print directly to a pdf-file. However in Vim there is no such dialog and the file is just sent to the standard printer of the system.

I tried the following:

• I'm not able to make the "print-to-pdf"-thing to my standard way of printing via the printer window of Ubuntu.


• 
  :ha > file converts my file to a .ps-file. That's nice, but .pdf would be nicer...

printing pdf vim

share|improve this question

asked Dec 4 '15 at 17:58

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  Not an answer, but you can use ps2pdf command-line tool afterwards, with the poscript file as input.
  
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  Dec 4 '15 at 18:05
  
  

  
  
  
  

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I would have thought this is rather simple, but I don't get it done: I use gVim and would like to get the text as a pdf-file. In other applications like Firefox the print-dialog shows me available printers and I can choose to print directly to a pdf-file. However in Vim there is no such dialog and the file is just sent to the standard printer of the system.

I tried the following:

• I'm not able to make the "print-to-pdf"-thing to my standard way of printing via the printer window of Ubuntu.


• 
  :ha > file converts my file to a .ps-file. That's nice, but .pdf would be nicer...

printing pdf vim

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Vim will not show you the print dialog box. Instead, you can print to a PS file, open it in a PS viewer and print from there.

To print to a PS file from Vim:

:hardcopy > myfile.ps

You can also convert ps to pdf using ps2pdf:

ps2pdf myfile.ps

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  The first proposal means just changing the file extension... The second one might work in a mapping or something like that, I will have to do some more research to get that done... Thanks so far...
  
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  Dec 4 '15 at 18:13
  

  
  
  
  


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  It is as easy as changing an extension ;)
  
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  This is awesome, definitely didn't know this was a thing! Can you get multiple files into a single document?
  
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  Mar 30 '17 at 17:20
  

  
  
  
  


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  (cygwin user) :ha > file.pdf did not create a valid pdf file. Combining it with ps2dpf did work but gives me white background. I'm happiest with :TOhtml file.html and then printing this html file to pdf
  
  – lucidbrot
  May 10 '17 at 6:35
  

  
  
  
  


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  I used a variation of this command today: :1,50 hardcopy, it didn't create a file, just printed from lines 1 to 50.
  
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Building on what others have already stated...

You can use the following single-line vim command to create a .pdf file:

:hardcopy > %.ps | !ps2pdf %.ps && rm %.ps

Note:

• The % is shorthand for the current filename, so HelloWorld.C will print to HelloWorld.C.pdf
  


• If you want to also retain the intermediate .ps file, simply omit the && rm %.ps, obtaining:
  :hardcopy > %.ps | !ps2pdf %.ps
  

Additionally, to change the rendered font, set the printerfont before executing the hardcopy command. For example, to select Courier 8:

:set printerfont=Courier:h8

Putting it all together, I opted to put the following in my .vimrc file so that I can simply execute the :HardcopyPdf command (which can also operate on a selected range within a file):

set printfont=Courier:h8 "select the font to use when printing
command! -range=% HardcopyPdf <line1>,<line2> hardcopy > %.ps | !ps2pdf %.ps && rm %.ps && echo 'Created: %.pdf'

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Vim will not show you the print dialog box. Instead, you can print to a PS file, open it in a PS viewer and print from there.

To print to a PS file from Vim:

:hardcopy > myfile.ps

You can also convert ps to pdf using ps2pdf:

ps2pdf myfile.ps

share|improve this answer

edited Oct 8 '18 at 19:36

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answered Dec 4 '15 at 18:06

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  The first proposal means just changing the file extension... The second one might work in a mapping or something like that, I will have to do some more research to get that done... Thanks so far...
  
  – caligula
  Dec 4 '15 at 18:13
  

  
  
  
  


• 
  
  
  

  
  1
  

  
  
  
  
  
  

  
  
  It is as easy as changing an extension ;)
  
  – Ron
  Dec 4 '15 at 18:15
  

  
  
  
  


• 
  
  
  

  
  1
  

  
  
  
  
  
  

  
  
  This is awesome, definitely didn't know this was a thing! Can you get multiple files into a single document?
  
  – Ben Kushigian
  Mar 30 '17 at 17:20
  

  
  
  
  


• 
  
  
  

  
  2
  

  
  
  
  
  
  

  
  
  (cygwin user) :ha > file.pdf did not create a valid pdf file. Combining it with ps2dpf did work but gives me white background. I'm happiest with :TOhtml file.html and then printing this html file to pdf
  
  – lucidbrot
  May 10 '17 at 6:35
  

  
  
  
  


• 
  
  
  

  
  

  
  
  
  
  
  

  
  
  I used a variation of this command today: :1,50 hardcopy, it didn't create a file, just printed from lines 1 to 50.
  
  – Dr Beco
  Mar 8 at 21:39
  
  

  
  
  
  

 | 
show 1 more comment

17

Vim will not show you the print dialog box. Instead, you can print to a PS file, open it in a PS viewer and print from there.

To print to a PS file from Vim:

:hardcopy > myfile.ps

You can also convert ps to pdf using ps2pdf:

ps2pdf myfile.ps

share|improve this answer

edited Oct 8 '18 at 19:36

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answered Dec 4 '15 at 18:06

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• 
  
  
  

  
  1
  

  
  
  
  
  
  

  
  
  The first proposal means just changing the file extension... The second one might work in a mapping or something like that, I will have to do some more research to get that done... Thanks so far...
  
  – caligula
  Dec 4 '15 at 18:13
  

  
  
  
  


• 
  
  
  

  
  1
  

  
  
  
  
  
  

  
  
  It is as easy as changing an extension ;)
  
  – Ron
  Dec 4 '15 at 18:15
  

  
  
  
  


• 
  
  
  

  
  1
  

  
  
  
  
  
  

  
  
  This is awesome, definitely didn't know this was a thing! Can you get multiple files into a single document?
  
  – Ben Kushigian
  Mar 30 '17 at 17:20
  

  
  
  
  


• 
  
  
  

  
  2
  

  
  
  
  
  
  

  
  
  (cygwin user) :ha > file.pdf did not create a valid pdf file. Combining it with ps2dpf did work but gives me white background. I'm happiest with :TOhtml file.html and then printing this html file to pdf
  
  – lucidbrot
  May 10 '17 at 6:35
  

  
  
  
  


• 
  
  
  

  
  

  
  
  
  
  
  

  
  
  I used a variation of this command today: :1,50 hardcopy, it didn't create a file, just printed from lines 1 to 50.
  
  – Dr Beco
  Mar 8 at 21:39
  
  

  
  
  
  

 | 
show 1 more comment

Vim will not show you the print dialog box. Instead, you can print to a PS file, open it in a PS viewer and print from there.

To print to a PS file from Vim:

:hardcopy > myfile.ps

You can also convert ps to pdf using ps2pdf:

ps2pdf myfile.ps

share|improve this answer

edited Oct 8 '18 at 19:36

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:hardcopy > myfile.ps

ps2pdf myfile.ps

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Building on what others have already stated...

You can use the following single-line vim command to create a .pdf file:

:hardcopy > %.ps | !ps2pdf %.ps && rm %.ps

Note:

• The % is shorthand for the current filename, so HelloWorld.C will print to HelloWorld.C.pdf
  


• If you want to also retain the intermediate .ps file, simply omit the && rm %.ps, obtaining:
  :hardcopy > %.ps | !ps2pdf %.ps
  

Additionally, to change the rendered font, set the printerfont before executing the hardcopy command. For example, to select Courier 8:

:set printerfont=Courier:h8

Putting it all together, I opted to put the following in my .vimrc file so that I can simply execute the :HardcopyPdf command (which can also operate on a selected range within a file):

set printfont=Courier:h8 "select the font to use when printing
command! -range=% HardcopyPdf <line1>,<line2> hardcopy > %.ps | !ps2pdf %.ps && rm %.ps && echo 'Created: %.pdf'

share|improve this answer

edited Sep 27 at 18:21

answered Sep 27 at 17:54

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6

Building on what others have already stated...

You can use the following single-line vim command to create a .pdf file:

:hardcopy > %.ps | !ps2pdf %.ps && rm %.ps

Note:

• The % is shorthand for the current filename, so HelloWorld.C will print to HelloWorld.C.pdf
  


• If you want to also retain the intermediate .ps file, simply omit the && rm %.ps, obtaining:
  :hardcopy > %.ps | !ps2pdf %.ps
  

Additionally, to change the rendered font, set the printerfont before executing the hardcopy command. For example, to select Courier 8:

:set printerfont=Courier:h8

Putting it all together, I opted to put the following in my .vimrc file so that I can simply execute the :HardcopyPdf command (which can also operate on a selected range within a file):

set printfont=Courier:h8 "select the font to use when printing
command! -range=% HardcopyPdf <line1>,<line2> hardcopy > %.ps | !ps2pdf %.ps && rm %.ps && echo 'Created: %.pdf'

share|improve this answer

edited Sep 27 at 18:21

answered Sep 27 at 17:54

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Building on what others have already stated...

You can use the following single-line vim command to create a .pdf file:

:hardcopy > %.ps | !ps2pdf %.ps && rm %.ps

Note:

• The % is shorthand for the current filename, so HelloWorld.C will print to HelloWorld.C.pdf
  


• If you want to also retain the intermediate .ps file, simply omit the && rm %.ps, obtaining:
  :hardcopy > %.ps | !ps2pdf %.ps
  

Additionally, to change the rendered font, set the printerfont before executing the hardcopy command. For example, to select Courier 8:

:set printerfont=Courier:h8

Putting it all together, I opted to put the following in my .vimrc file so that I can simply execute the :HardcopyPdf command (which can also operate on a selected range within a file):

set printfont=Courier:h8 "select the font to use when printing
command! -range=% HardcopyPdf <line1>,<line2> hardcopy > %.ps | !ps2pdf %.ps && rm %.ps && echo 'Created: %.pdf'

share|improve this answer

edited Sep 27 at 18:21

answered Sep 27 at 17:54

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:hardcopy > %.ps | !ps2pdf %.ps && rm %.ps

:set printerfont=Courier:h8

set printfont=Courier:h8 "select the font to use when printing
command! -range=% HardcopyPdf <line1>,<line2> hardcopy > %.ps | !ps2pdf %.ps && rm %.ps && echo 'Created: %.pdf'

share|improve this answer

edited Sep 27 at 18:21

answered Sep 27 at 17:54

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answered Sep 27 at 17:54

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