Command line¶
This module includes a command line client: pdfimpose, which can be used to impose a PDF document, using one of the imposition schemas.
Schemas¶
You can impose file using any schemas with the following command line:
pdfimpose SCHEMA foo.pdf
For instance, to impress your A5 document using saddle stitch (like in magazines), use:
pdfimpose saddle foo.pdf
Each schema have different options. Use pdfimpose SCHEMA --help
for more information.
Configuration file¶
Subcommand apply
can be used to store options in a configuration file:
pdfimpose apply [-h] [--schema SCHEMA] [CONF] [PDF ...]
CONF
is a configuration file, in yaml format (see below);PDF
is the file(s) to process;SCHEMA
is the imposition schema to use.
Those three arguments are optional: pdfimpose apply
is a valid command line:
If
CONF
is missing, a configuration file is searched:pdfimpose.cfg
or.pdfimpose.cfg
, in the current working directory;the same files, in the parent directory, or grand-parent directory, or…;
the same files, in
~/.config
;the same files, in the home directory;
/etc/pdfimpose.cfg
(depending on the operating system).
If
PDF
is missing, it is read from the configuration file (sectiongeneral
, optionfiles
).If
SCHEMA
is missing, it is read from the configuration file (sectiongeneral
, optionschema
).
For instance, calling pdfimpose apply foo.cfg
, where foo.cfg
contains:
[general]
schema = perfect
files = foo.pdf bar.pdf
[perfect]
imargin = 1cm
omargin = .5cm
is equivalent to the following command line:
pdfimpose perfect --imargin 1cm --omargin .5cm foo.pdf bar.pdf