{smcl} {* 12apr2008 C F Baum}{...} {hline} help for {hi:hlp2pdf} {hline} {title:Print help file to PDF or PS} {title:Syntax} {p 8 13 2}{cmd:hlp2pdf} {it:command} [, REPLACE] {title:Description} {p 4 4 2} {cmd:hlp2pdf} prints the help file for a Stata command (official or user-written) to PDF format via the Viewer in Mac OS X, where PDF is a native format supported by all applications. For other systems, {cmd:hlp2pdf} creates a PostScript file (.ps) which may be converted to PDF with an appropriate translator (e.g. ps2pdf for *nix). The PDF (or PS) file is created in the current working directory ({cmd:pwd}). You may have to adjust the width of the Viewer manually before using the command to ensure that the text is not truncated. {title:Options} {p 4 4 2} {cmd:replace} specifies that the existing file is to be overwritten. {title:Saved results} {p 4 4 2} {cmd:r(printfile)} is the name of the file created, with directory name prefixed. {title:Author} {p 4 4 2} Kit Baum (Boston College) {break} Email: {browse "mailto:baum@bc.edu":baum@bc.edu}