Every Monday, we'll show you how to do something new and simple with Apple's built-in command line application. You don't need any fancy software, or a knowledge of coding to do any of these. All you need is a keyboard to type 'em out!
Occasionally, you may need to convert plain text files to PDF to more easily share them over the Internet or email. Sure, you could use the vast majority of applications with a rinting feature coupled with OS X’s ability to “Print to PDF,” but if you’re working in a command-line interface, there’s a simple way to do it, and we’ll show you how with two freely available tools: enscript and ghostscript.