fig2ps [--[no]gv] [--packages=pack1,pack2,...] [--add=pack1,pack2,...] [-k|--keep] [--bbox=dvips|gs|a,b,c,d] [--input=file] [--[no]pdf] [--dvips=s] [--eps] [--[no]forcespecial] file1.fig {file2.fig ...} [--preamble=s]

--[no]gv

Tells wether to run gv at the end of the script to see the result. On by default, if fig2ps detects he's talking to a terminal.

--keep

Use this option if you want to keep the intermediate files used by fig2ps. May be useful for debugging...

--packages=pack1,pack2,...

Sets the package list to be used to pack1,pack2,.... For packages taking arguments, you can use the syntax [arg]package, which so far does recognise only one argument, or the newer syntax arg1:arg2:arg...:package, which allows for an arbitrary number of arguments.

--add=pack1,pack2,...

Adds pack1,pack2,... to the existing list of packages. The same recommandation applies for packages with arguments.

--bbox=dvips|gs|a,b,c,d

Chooses the method to determine the Bounding Box:

dvips

Tells fig2ps to run divps with option -E to generate a fitting bounding box. This will work on many cases, but might fail if there is not a lot of text.

gs

Tells fig2ps to use gs with option -sDEVICE=bbox to get the bounding box. I never saw it fail so far.

a,b,c,d

Specify your bounding box by hand.

--input=file

Uses file as a template for the Tex file, that is, do not print out a list of packages, but instead include file using \input file. There is one exception: color is always included (after \input), because export from xfig depends on it. This flag is designed for compatibility with a private use of fig2ps; you may of course use it, but you will find that, most of the times, what you actually need is to use --add with an appropriate .sty file (make sure that kpsewhich does find it).

--[no]pdf

Whether the output of fig2ps will be pdf or ps. On when the program names includes ``pdf'', as for instance fig2pdf.

--eps

Change the output default extension from .ps to .eps. This is on by default if the program is called as fig2eps.

--dvips=s

Passes s as options when running dvips.

--keepps

Tells fig2pdf to keep the intermediary ps file after converting to pdf. It is by default removed.

--[no]forcespecial

Forces the special flag of text in the fig file, so that every single text is processed through LaTeX.

--preamble=s

Adds the string s in the preamble of the LaTeX file generated, that is, before the \begin{document};

PACKAGES=pack1,pack2...

Defines the basic list of packages. See the --package command-line argument for the handling of packages arguments.

ADD=pack1,pack2...

Defines the supplementary packages. This option doesn't make any sense in the global configuration file. Be careful that this option will be overridden by the command line, thus, a ADD=something and a --add=somethingelse will add only somethingelse to the package list, and not something+somethingelse.

DOC_CLASS=class

Sets the document class used by LaTeX.

DOC_OPTIONS=options

Sets the options for the document class.

FORCE_SPECIAL=0|1

Sets or unsets the default for option --forcespecial.

GV=0|1

Wether to run ``gv'' at the end of the conversion or not.

INPUT=file

See the --input=file option. Especially comes in useful in the users' configuration files.

PREAMBLE=string

Identical to the --preamble=s option.

KEEP_PS=0|1

See the --keepps option.

You can also give a look at /usr/share/doc/fig2ps/examples to give you few ideas. For now, the example(s) are quite limited...