Set Page Layout

This command configures the page layout that shall be used when the document is opened.

Have a look at some examples.

Usage

pdfcpu pagelayout set inFile value

Common Flags

name	description	values
v(erbose)	turn on logging
vv	verbose logging
q(uiet)	quiet mode
-o(ffline)	disable http traffic
c(onf)	config dir	$path, disable
opw	owner password
upw	user password
u(nit)	display unit	po(ints),in(ches),cm,mm

Arguments

name	description	required
inFile	PDF input file	yes
value	page layout mode	yes

Page Layouts

name	description
SinglePage	Display one page at a time (default)
TwoColumnLeft	Display the pages in two columns, with odd-numbered pages on the left
TwoColumnRight	Display the pages in two columns, with odd-numbered pages on the right
TwoPageLeft	Display the pages two at a time, with odd-numbered pages on the left
TwoPageRight	Display the pages two at a time, with odd-numbered pages on the right

Examples

Set page layout for test.pdf (case agnostic):

$ pdfcpu pagelayout set test.pdf TwoColumnLeft
$ pdfcpu pagelayout list test.pdf
TwoColumnLeft