#!/bin/sh # # Shell script to produce a PostScript file that will print graph paper. # # I called this shell script "lines". To use it I simply enter: # "lines (rows per cm) (cols per cm) > (file).ps" rows=$1 cols=$2 rinc=`expr 28 / $rows` cinc=`expr 28 / $cols` x=0 y=0 echo "%!PS-Adobe-2.0" echo "%%Pages: 1" echo "%%PageOrder: Ascend" echo "%%BoundingBox: 0 0 596 842" echo "%%EndComments" echo "newpath" while [ $x -lt 612 ] do echo " $x 0 moveto" echo " $x 792 lineto" x=`expr $x + $cinc` done while [ $y -lt 792 ] do echo " 0 $y moveto" echo " 612 $y lineto" y=`expr $y + $rinc` done echo "stroke" echo "showpage" echo "%%EndDocument" echo "%%EOF"