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zathura

Vim-like modal document viewer

TLDR

Open a document
$ zathura [path/to/file]
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Open a document at a specific page
$ zathura -P [page_number] [path/to/file]
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Open and fork into the background
$ zathura --fork [path/to/file]
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Open with a password-protected document
$ zathura --password [password] [path/to/file]
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SYNOPSIS

zathura [OPTIONS] [FILE...]

DESCRIPTION

zathura is a Vim-like modal document viewer. It supports PDF, PostScript, DjVu, and other formats through backends.
The viewer features keyboard-driven navigation, bookmarks, and an integrated command line.

PARAMETERS

-P, --page NUM

Open document at given page number (starting from 1, negative from end).
--fork
Fork into the background.
--password PASSWORD
Provide the document password.
-e XID, --reparent XID
Reparent to window specified by XID.
h/j/k/l or Arrow keys
Navigate left/up/down/right.
J/K or PgDn/PgUp
Go to next/previous page.
r
Rotate document.
Ctrl+r
Invert colors (recolor mode).
/
Search for text.
n/N
Search next/previous result.
d
Toggle dual page view.
F5
Switch to presentation mode.
F11
Toggle fullscreen.
:bmark NAME
Create bookmark.
:bdelete NAME
Delete bookmark.
:blist
List bookmarks.
+, -
Zoom in/out.
a
Fit to width.
s
Fit to page.

CAVEATS

Requires backend plugins (poppler or mupdf for PDF, etc.). Configuration via ~/.config/zathura/zathurarc. Vim-style keybindings may have a learning curve.

SEE ALSO

evince(1), okular(1), mupdf(1)

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