Set Page Mode

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

Have a look at some examples.

Usage

pdfcpu pagemode 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 Modes

name	description
UseNone	Neither document outline nor thumbnail images visible (default)
UseOutlines	Document outline visible
UseThumbs	Thumbnail images visible
FullScreen	Optional content group panel visible (since PDF 1.5)
UseOC	Display the pages two at a time, with odd-numbered pages on the right
UseAttachments	Attachments panel visible (since PDF 1.6)

Examples

Set pagemode for test.pdf (case agnostic):

$ pdfcpu pagemode set test.pdf usethumbs
$ pdfcpu pagemode list test.pdf
UseThumbs