converting .html files to pdf from the command line

jason7 · 01-23-2009, 09:17 AM

is it possible to convert html files and make them a pdf?

they should like like the html page so the html tags should be interpreted.

thanks.

David the H. · 01-23-2009, 10:09 AM

There's an "html2ps" converter application that should work for you. I haven't tried it though, so I don't know how well it handles links or complex formatting. It will convert your page into a postscript file.

From there you can use ps2pdf (part of the ghostscript package) to get the final pdf version (most pdf viewers can also handle ps, but the file sizes are usually about 5 times larger, so it usually pays to convert them).

knudfl · 01-23-2009, 10:32 AM

Or this :

1) Print >> print to file >> page.ps

2) page.ps > print to pdf.

David the H. · 01-23-2009, 10:54 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by knudfl

Or this :

1) Print >> print to file >> page.ps

2) page.ps > print to pdf.

That's what I would usually have advised, but the OP said that the html links should be interpreted, so I don't think print-to-file is suitable in this case.

BTW: I thought I'd mention that there's also a free pdfedit program that might be useful if you need to clean some things up.

jiml8 · 01-23-2009, 10:55 AM

convert file.html file.pdf

This assumes you have imagemagick installed.

amani · 01-23-2009, 11:01 AM

I think html2ps and ps2pdf14 would be the easier way...but with the correct options.

See man html2ps

renjithrajasekaran · 01-24-2009, 08:46 AM

Is there a programmatic way of doing this ???

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