xpdf
Lightweight X11 PDF viewer
TLDR
SYNOPSIS
xpdf [-z zoom] [-fullscreen] [-opw password] [options] file.pdf [page]
DESCRIPTION
xpdf is a lightweight PDF viewer for X11. It renders PDF documents with minimal resource usage.The viewer provides basic PDF functionality: navigation, zoom, search, and printing. It handles most standard PDF features.Remote mode enables control from scripts. Commands sent to the named instance open files, navigate, and control display.Configuration through ~/.xpdfrc customizes appearance and behavior. Font paths, colors, and key bindings are adjustable.The xpdf package includes command-line tools: [pdftotext](/man/pdftotext)(1), [pdftops](/man/pdftops)(1), [pdfinfo](/man/pdfinfo)(1), and [pdfimages](/man/pdfimages)(1). These are widely used independent of the viewer.
PARAMETERS
-z ZOOM
Initial zoom (percent, page, width).-fullscreen
Full screen mode.-opw PASSWORD
Owner password.-upw PASSWORD
User password.-remote NAME
Start in remote mode.-g GEOMETRY
Window geometry.-rv
Reverse video mode.-papercolor COLOR
Paper background color.-mattecolor COLOR
Matte color around page area.-cfg FILE
Config file.-v
Show version.-h
Show help.
KEY BINDINGS
n, Space, PgDn
Next page.p, Backspace, PgUp
Previous page.+, -
Zoom in/out.z
Zoom to page.w
Zoom to width./
Search forward.?
Search backward.q
Quit.
INSTALL
CAVEATS
Fewer features than Evince or Okular. Some modern PDF features may not render. X11 only. Development slower than alternatives.
HISTORY
xpdf was created by Derek Noonburg starting in 1995. It was one of the first open-source PDF viewers and spawned the Poppler library used by many modern viewers.
