Operators
Here the list of official POSTSCRIPT operators extracted from this index.
| status |
explanation |
| ✅ |
implemented |
| ✅∗ |
implemented but non compliant |
| ⚙️ |
implemented in REPL |
| 🚧 |
implementation to come |
| ❓ |
status to be determined |
| ❌ |
won’t be implemented |
| 📄 |
device API (not part of engine) |
| name |
status |
| abs |
✅ |
| add |
✅ |
| aload |
✅ |
| anchorsearch |
🚧 |
| and |
✅ |
| arc |
❓ |
| arcn |
❓ |
| arct |
❓ |
| arcto |
❓ |
| array |
❌ (use []) |
| ashow |
📄 |
| astore |
🚧 |
| atan |
❓ |
| awidthshow |
📄 |
| begin |
✅ |
| bind |
✅ |
| bitshift |
🚧 |
| bytesavailable |
❓ |
| cachestatus |
📄 |
| ceiling |
🚧 |
| charpath |
📄 |
| clear |
✅ |
| cleartomark |
✅ |
| cleardictstack |
🚧 |
| clip |
📄 |
| clippath |
📄 |
| closefile |
❓ |
| closepath |
📄 |
| colorimage |
📄 |
| concat |
📄 |
| concatmatrix |
📄 |
| condition |
❓ |
| configurationerror |
📄 |
| copy |
🚧 |
| copypage |
📄 |
| cos |
❓ |
| count |
✅ |
| countdictstack |
✅ |
| countexecstack |
✅ |
| counttomark |
✅ |
| cshow |
📄 |
| currentblackgeneration |
📄 |
| currentcacheparams |
📄 |
| currentcmykcolor |
📄 |
| currentcolor |
📄 |
| currentcolorrendering |
📄 |
| currentcolorscreen |
📄 |
| currentcolorspace |
📄 |
| currentcolortransfer |
📄 |
| currentcontext |
❓ |
| currentdash |
📄 |
| currentdevparams |
📄 |
| currentdict |
✅ |
| currentfile |
❓ |
| currentflat |
📄 |
| currentfont |
📄 |
| currentglobal |
📄 |
| currentgray |
📄 |
| currentgstate |
📄 |
| currenthalftone |
📄 |
| currenthalftonephase |
📄 |
| currenthsbcolor |
📄 |
| currentlinecap |
📄 |
| currentlinejoin |
📄 |
| currentlinewidth |
📄 |
| currentmatrix |
📄 |
| currentmiterlimit |
📄 |
| currentobjectformat |
📄 |
| currentpacking |
📄 |
| currentpagedevice |
📄 |
| currentpoint |
📄 |
| currentrgbcolor |
📄 |
| currentscreen |
📄 |
| currentshared |
❓ |
| currentstrokeadjust |
📄 |
| currentsystemparams |
❓ |
| currenttransfer |
📄 |
| currentundercolorremoval |
📄 |
| currentuserparams |
❓ |
| curveto |
📄 |
| cvi |
✅ |
| cvlit |
✅ |
| cvn |
✅ |
| cvr |
❌ |
| cvrs |
🚧 |
| cvs |
🚧 |
| cvx |
🚧 |
| def |
✅ |
| defaultmatrix |
📄 |
| definefont |
📄 |
| defineresource |
📄 |
| defineusername |
❓ |
| defineuserobject |
❓ |
| deletefile |
❓ |
| detach |
❓ |
| deviceinfo |
📄 |
| dict |
❌ (use <<>>) |
| dictfull |
❓ (no size limit) |
| dictstack |
❓ |
| dictstackoverflow |
❓ (no size limit) |
| dictstackunderflow |
✅ |
| div |
✅∗ |
| dtransform |
📄 |
| dup |
✅ |
| echo |
❌ |
| eexec |
❓ |
| end |
✅ |
| eoclip |
📄 |
| eofill |
📄 |
| eoviewclip |
📄 |
| eq |
✅ |
| erasepage |
📄 |
| errordict |
❓ |
| exch |
✅ |
| exec |
🚧 |
| execform |
📄 |
| execstack |
❓ |
| execstackoverflow |
❓ (no limit) |
| execuserobject |
❓ |
| executeonly |
❓ |
| executive |
❓ |
| exit |
⚙️ |
| exp |
🚧 |
| false |
✅ |
| file |
❓ |
| filenameforall |
❓ |
| fileposition |
❓ |
| fill |
📄 |
| filter |
❓ |
| findencoding |
📄 |
| findfont |
📄 |
| findresource |
❓ |
| flattenpath |
📄 |
| floor |
🚧 |
| flush |
❓ |
| flushfile |
❓ |
| FontDirectory |
📄 |
| for |
🚧 |
| forall |
🚧 |
| fork |
❓ |
| ge |
✅∗ → gte |
| get |
✅∗ |
| getinterval |
🚧 |
| globaldict |
✅ |
| GlobalFontDirectory |
📄 |
| glyphshow |
📄 |
| grestore |
📄 |
| grestoreall |
📄 |
| gsave |
📄 |
| gstate |
📄 |
| gt |
✅∗ |
| handleerror |
❓ |
| identmatrix |
📄 |
| idiv |
🚧 |
| idtransform |
📄 |
| if |
✅∗ |
| ifelse |
✅∗ |
| image |
📄 |
| imagemask |
📄 |
| index |
✅ |
| ineofill |
📄 |
| infill |
📄 |
| initclip |
📄 |
| initgraphics |
📄 |
| initmatrix |
📄 |
| initviewclip |
📄 |
| instroke |
📄 |
| internaldict |
❓ |
| interrupt |
❓ |
| inueofill |
📄 |
| inufill |
📄 |
| inustroke |
📄 |
| invalidaccess |
✅ |
| invalidcontext |
❓ |
| invalidexit |
❓ |
| invalidfileaccess |
❓ |
| invalidfont |
📄 |
| invalidid |
📄 |
| invalidrestore |
❓ |
| invertmatrix |
📄 |
| ioerror |
❓ |
| ISOLatin1Encoding |
📄 |
| itransform |
📄 |
| join |
❓ |
| known |
🚧 |
| kshow |
📄 |
| languagelevel |
❓ |
| le |
✅∗ → lte |
| length |
✅ |
| limitcheck |
❓ |
| lineto |
📄 |
| ln |
❓ |
| load |
🚧 |
| lock |
❓ |
| log |
❓ |
| loop |
✅ |
| lt |
✅ |
| makefont |
📄 |
| makepattern |
📄 |
| mark |
✅ |
| matrix |
📄 |
| maxlength |
❓ |
| mod |
🚧 |
| monitor |
❓ |
| moveto |
📄 |
| mul |
✅ |
| ne |
✅∗ → neq |
| neg |
🚧 |
| newpath |
📄 |
| noaccess |
❓ |
| nocurrentpoint |
📄 |
| not |
🚧 |
| notify |
❓ |
| null |
❓ |
| nulldevice |
📄 |
| or |
✅ |
| packedarray |
❓ |
| pathbbox |
📄 |
| pathforall |
📄 |
| pop |
✅ |
| print |
❓ |
| printobject |
❓ |
| product |
❓ |
| prompt |
❓ |
| pstack |
⚙️ |
| put |
✅∗ |
| putinterval |
🚧 |
| quit |
🚧 |
| rand |
🚧 (system param for seed) |
| rangecheck |
✅ |
| rcurveto |
📄 |
| read |
❓ |
| readhexstring |
❓ |
| readline |
❓ |
| readonly |
🚧 |
| readstring |
❓ |
| realtime |
🚧 |
| rectclip |
📄 |
| rectfill |
📄 |
| rectstroke |
📄 |
| rectviewclip |
📄 |
| renamefile |
❓ |
| repeat |
🚧 |
| resetfile |
❓ |
| resourceforall |
❓ |
| resourcestatus |
❓ |
| restore |
❓ |
| reversepath |
📄 |
| revision |
❓ |
| rlineto |
📄 |
| rmoveto |
📄 |
| roll |
✅ |
| rootfont |
📄 |
| rotate |
📄 |
| round |
🚧 |
| rrand |
❓ |
| run |
❓ |
| save |
❓ |
| scale |
📄 |
| scalefont |
📄 |
| scheck |
📄 |
| search |
🚧 |
| selectfont |
📄 |
| serialnumber |
❓ |
| setbbox |
📄 |
| setblackgeneration |
📄 |
| setcachedevice |
📄 |
| setcachedevice2 |
📄 |
| setcachelimit |
📄 |
| setcacheparams |
📄 |
| setcharwidth |
📄 |
| setcmykcolor |
📄 |
| setcolor |
📄 |
| setcolorrendering |
📄 |
| setcolorscreen |
📄 |
| setcolorspace |
📄 |
| setcolortransfer |
📄 |
| setdash |
📄 |
| setdevparams |
📄 |
| setfileposition |
❓ |
| setflat |
📄 |
| setfont |
📄 |
| setglobal |
❓ |
| setgray |
📄 |
| setgstate |
📄 |
| sethalftone |
📄 |
| sethalftonephase |
📄 |
| sethsbcolor |
📄 |
| setlinecap |
📄 |
| setlinejoin |
📄 |
| setlinewidth |
📄 |
| setmatrix |
📄 |
| setmiterlimit |
📄 |
| setobjectformat |
❓ |
| setoverprint |
📄 |
| setpacking |
❓ |
| setpagedevice |
📄 |
| setpattern |
📄 |
| setrgbcolor |
📄 |
| setscreen |
📄 |
| setshared |
❓ |
| setstrokeadjust |
📄 |
| setsystemparams |
❓ |
| settransfer |
📄 |
| setucacheparams |
📄 |
| setundercolorremoval |
📄 |
| setuserparams |
❓ |
| setvmthreshold |
❓ (probably not) |
| shareddict |
❓ |
| show |
📄 |
| showpage |
📄 |
| sin |
❓ |
| sqrt |
❓ |
| srand |
❓ |
| stack |
❓ |
| stackoverflow |
❓ |
| stackunderflow |
✅ |
| StandardEncoding |
📄 |
| start |
❓ (maybe a good entry point like main) |
| startjob |
❓ |
| status |
❓ |
| statusdict |
❓ |
| stop |
✅ |
| stopped |
✅ |
| store |
🚧 |
| string |
❌ (because of the way strings are handled) |
| stringwidth |
📄 |
| stroke |
📄 |
| strokepath |
📄 |
| sub |
✅ |
| syntaxerror |
❌ (no need) |
| systemdict |
✅ |
| timeout |
❓ |
| transform |
📄 |
| translate |
📄 |
| true |
✅ |
| truncate |
❌ (no reals) |
| type |
✅∗ (no type suffix) |
| typecheck |
✅ |
| token |
❓ |
| uappend |
📄 |
| ucache |
📄 |
| ucachestatus |
📄 |
| ueofill |
📄 |
| ufill |
📄 |
| undef |
🚧 |
| undefined |
✅ |
| undefinedfilename |
❓ |
| undefineresource |
❓ |
| undefinedresult |
✅ |
| undefinefont |
📄 |
| undefineresource |
📄 |
| undefinedresource |
📄 |
| undefineuserobject |
📄 |
| unmatchedmark |
✅ |
| unregistered |
❓ |
| upath |
📄 |
| userdict |
✅ |
| UserObjects |
❓ |
| usertime |
🚧 |
| ustroke |
📄 |
| ustrokepath |
📄 |
| version |
✅ |
| viewclip |
📄 |
| viewclippath |
📄 |
| VMerror |
🚧 |
| vmreclaim |
❓ |
| vmstatus |
🚧 |
| wait |
❓ |
| wcheck |
✅ |
| where |
🚧 |
| widthshow |
📄 |
| write |
❓ |
| writehexstring |
❓ |
| writeobject |
❓ |
| writestring |
❓ |
| wtranslation |
❓ |
| xcheck |
✅ |
| xor |
✅ |
| xshow |
📄 |
| xyshow |
📄 |
| yield |
❓ |
| yshow |
📄 |