xpdf Command Examples

Portable Document Format (PDF) file viewer. More information: https://www.xpdfreader.com/xpdf-man.html.

• Open a PDF file:

xpdf {{path/to/file.pdf}}

• Open a specific page in a PDF file:

xpdf {{path/to/file.pdf}} :{{page_number}}

• Open a compressed PDF file:

xpdf {{path/to/file.pdf.tar}}

• Open a PDF file in fullscreen mode:

xpdf -fullscreen {{path/to/file.pdf}}

• Specify the initial zoom:

xpdf -z {{75}}% {{path/to/file.pdf}}

• Specify the initial zoom at page width or full page:

xpdf -z {{page|width}} {{path/to/file.pdf}}