[OS X TeX] Where (or what) is GhostScript?

[David Watson]

On Jul 23, 2006, at 3:08 PM, AES wrote:

> When I TeX something using TeXShop with TeX + Ghostscript selected,  
> it seems to work fine -- but where (or what) is Ghostscript?
>

Probably somewhere like /usr/local/bin/gs
> *  Are there things I, as a simple-minded TeX user, should know  
> about it?
>

Some tools such as ps2pdf and ps2ascii make use of gs to perform  
their magic.

> *  Preferences I need to set for it, or commands I need to give it?
>
> *  A manual or readme for it?
>

man -M /usr/local/man/ 1 gs

> *  And can I open that receipt for it with some text editor, just  
> out of
>    curiousity, and without risking damage?
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