save: Saves the current graphics state on the graphics state stack.
```
save  % Saves the current state for later restoration
```

scale: Scales the current coordinate system by sx and sy.

2 2 scale  % Doubles the size of the coordinate system

scalefont: Scales a font to a specified size.

/Helvetica findfont 12 scalefont setfont  % Scales Helvetica to 12 points

scheck: Checks if an object is a shared object.

/x 42 def x scheck  % Returns false unless x is declared in a shared environment

search: Searches for a substring in a string and returns a boolean and the index.

(World) (Hello, World!) search  % Returns true, the index of "World" in "Hello, World!", and the substrings before and after "World"

selectfont: Combines findfont and scalefont in one step, selecting a font and scale.
```
/Helvetica 12 selectfont  % Selects and sets Helvetica at 12 points
```
serialnumber: Returns the serial number of the device.
```
serialnumber  % Might return 123456789
```

setbbox: Sets the bounding box for a path.

0 0 100 100 setbbox  % Sets the bounding box from (0,0) to (100,100)

setblackgeneration: Sets the procedure used to generate black in color separation.
```
/myBlackGen { ... } def setblackgeneration
```

setcachedevice: Sets the character cache device.

0 0 10 10 300 300 setcachedevice  % Sets cache device parameters for character

setcachelimit: Sets the maximum number of entries in the font cache.
```
100 setcachelimit  % Limits cache to 100 entries
```

setcacheparams: Sets parameters for the font cache.

/MaxCache 1000 setcacheparams  % Sets the maximum cache size to 1000

setcharwidth: Sets the character width for the font being defined.
```
500 0 setcharwidth  % Sets character width to 500 units
```
setcmykcolor: Sets the current color using CMYK color model values.
```
0 0 0 1 setcmykcolor  % Sets the color to black
```

setcolor: Sets the current color using the specified color object.

[1 0 0] setcolor  % Sets the color to red in an RGB color space

setcolorrendering: Sets the color rendering dictionary.
```
/myCRD { ... } def setcolorrendering
```
setcolorscreen: Sets the halftone screen for color printing.
```
/myScreen { ... } def setcolorscreen
```

setcolorspace: Sets the current color space.

/DeviceRGB setcolorspace  % Sets color space to RGB

setcolortransfer: Sets the color transfer function.
```
/myTransfer { ... } def setcolortransfer
```

setdash: Sets the line dash pattern.

[10 5] 0 setdash  % Sets a dash pattern of 10 units on, 5 off

setdevparams: Sets device parameters.

<< /PageSize [612 792] >> setdevparams  % Sets page size for device

setfileposition: Sets the position within a file.

file 100 setfileposition  % Sets the file position to byte 100

setflat: Sets the flatness tolerance.
```
0.5 setflat  % Sets flatness to 0.5
```

setfont: Sets the current font to use. postscript /Helvetica findfont 12 scalefont setfont % Sets Helvetica at 12 points as the current font

setglobal: Sets the global allocation mode (true for global, false for local).
```
true setglobal  % Allocates storage in global VM
```
setgray: Sets the current color to a shade of gray.
```
0.5 setgray  % Sets the color to a medium gray
```

setgstate: Sets the graphics state using a dictionary.

/myGState gstate def setgstate  % Restores graphics state from myGState

sethalftone: Sets the halftone parameters.
```
/myHalftone { ... } def sethalftone
```

sethalftonephase: Sets the phase of the halftone screen.

<< /Phase [10 10] >> sethalftonephase  % Sets halftone phase to (10,10)

sethsbcolor: Sets the current color using HSB model values.

0.5 1 1 sethsbcolor  % Sets the color to bright pure green

setlinecap: Sets the style of line caps for drawing lines.
```
1 setlinecap  % Sets line cap style to round
```
setlinejoin: Sets the style of line joints for drawing lines.
```
1 setlinejoin  % Sets line join style to round
```
setlinewidth: Sets the width of lines drawn from here on.
```
2 setlinewidth  % Sets line width to 2 units
```

setmatrix: Replaces the current transformation matrix.

[1 0 0 1 0 0] setmatrix  % Resets transformation matrix to identity

setmiterlimit: Sets the miter limit for line joins.
```
10 setmiterlimit  % Sets miter limit to 10
```

setobjectformat: Sets the format for storing objects.

3 setobjectformat  % Sets object format to level 3

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