Adobe ACROBAT READER 4.0 - MANUAL 2 Manual page 10

Adobe® Acrobat® Reader 4.0
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% cat sample.pdf | acroread -toPostScript | lp
Note: If a PDF file has been secured with an Open password or does not allow
printing, you will not be able to print from the command line.
You can use options to control your print job from the command line. Options
available to Reader are the following.
To create a LanguageLevel 2 PostScript file:
-level2
To print a PDF file to a differently named PostScript file:
-pairs <pdf filename> <PostScript filename>
For example, to print sample.pdf to test.ps, you would use the following syntax:
acroread -toPostScript -pairs sample.pdf test.ps
To use the printer's default halftone screens instead of custom halftone
screens included in the file:
-printerhalftones