--- name: "chm2pdf" section: "1" platform: "linux" package: "chm2pdf" version: "0.9.1-1.2" release: "Debian 10 (Buster)" platforms: ["linux"] url: "https://new.carta.tech/chm2pdf" --- # chm2pdf(1) A tool convert chm to pdf format ## NAME chm2pdf - A tool convert chm to pdf format ## SYNOPSIS **chm2pdf** \[*action*\] \[*options*\] \[*packages*\] ... ## DESCRIPTION chm2pdf is a package supports batch conversion, command line, PDF security options, password protection and compression modes. The program has Explorer-like interface ## OPTIONS Actions of **chm2pdf: (Usage: /usr/bin/chm2pdf \[options\] input\_filename \[output\_filename\])** - **--\`bodycolor**color Specifies the background color for all pages. - **--\`bodyfont** {courier,helvetica,monospace,sans,serif,times} - **--bodyimage** {bmp,gif,jpg,png} - **--\`book** Specifies that the HTML sources are structured (headings, chapters, etc.). - **--\`bottom**margin{in,cm,mm} Specifies the bottom margin in points (no suffix or ##pt), inches (##in), centimeters (##cm), or millimeters (##mm). - **--\`browserwidth**pixels See http://www.htmldoc.org/newsgroups.php?ghtmldoc.general+v:3465 - **--\`charset**{cp-874...1258,iso-8859-1...8859-15,koi8-r} Specifies the ISO character set to use for the output. - **--\`color** Specifies that PDF output should be in color. - **--\`continuous** Specifies that the HTML sources are unstructured (plain web pages). No page breaks are inserted between each file or URL in the output. - **--\`cookies**'name="value**with**space";**name=value'** - **--\`datadir**directory Specifies the location of the HTMLDOC data files, usually /usr/share/htmldoc - **--\`duplex** Specifies that the output should be formatted for double-sided printing. - **--\`effectduration**{0.1..10.0} Specifies the duration in seconds of PDF page transition effects. - **--\`embedfonts** Specifies that fonts should be embedded in PDF output. - **--\`encryption** Enables encryption of PDF files. - **--\`extract-only** Extract the HTML files from the CHM file and stop. The extracted files will be found in CHM2PDF\_WORK\_DIR/input\_filename\_without\_extension. - **--\`firstpage**{p1,toc,c1} - **--\`fontsize**{4.0..24.0} Specifies the default font size for body text. - **--\`headfootsize**{6.0..24.0} Sets the size of the font to use on headers and footers. - **--\`headingfont**{courier,helvetica,monospace,sans,serif,times} Sets the typeface to use for headings. - **--\`help** Displays a summary of command-line options. - **--\`jpeg**quality Sets the JPEG compression level to use for large images. A value of 0 disables JPEG compression. - **--\`landscape** - **--\`left**margin{in,cm,mm} Specifies the left margin in points - **--\`linkcolor**color Sets the color of links. You can use well-known color names like blue, or the usual #RRGGBB notation. - **--\`links** Enables generation of links in PDF files (default). - **--\`linkstyle**{plain,underline} Sets the style of links. - **--\`logoimage**filename.{bmp,gif,jpg,png} Specifies an image to be used as a logo in the header or footer in a PDF document. - **--\`logoimage**filename.{bmp,gif,jpg,png} Note that you need to use the header and/or footer options with the l parameter. - **--\`no-compression** Disables compression of PDF file. - **--\`no-duplex** Disables double-sided printing. - **--\`no-embedfonts** Specifies that fonts should not be embedded in PDF and PostScript output. - **--\`no-encryption** Disables document encryption. - **--no-links** Disables generation of links in a PDF document. - **--\`no-localfiles** - **--\`no-numbered** Disables automatic heading numbering. - **--\`no-overflow** - **--\`no-strict** Disables strict HTML input checking. - **--\`no-title** Disables generation of a title page. - **--\`no-toc** Disables generation of a table of contents. - **--\`numbered** Numbers all headings in a document. - **--\`nup**{1,2,4,6,9,16} Sets the number of pages that are placed on each output page. Valid values are 1, 2, 4, 6, 9, and 16. - **--\`overflow** Specifies that PDF output should be in color. - **--\`owner-password**password Sets the owner password for encrypted PDF files. - **--\`pageduration**{1.0..60.0} Sets the view duration of a page in a PDF document. - **--\`pageeffect**{none,bi,bo,d,gd,gdr,gr,hb,hsi,hso,vb,vsi,vso,wd,wl,wr,wu} Specifies the page transition effect for all pages; this attribute is ignored by all Adobe PDF viewers. - **--\`pagelayout**{single,one,twoleft,tworight} Specifies the initial layout of pages for a PDF file. - **--\`pagemode**{document,outline,fullscreen} Specifies the initial viewing mode for a PDF file. - **--\`path**dir1;dir2;dir3;...;dirN Specifies a search path for files in a document. - **--\`permissions**{all,annotate,copy,modify,print,no-annotate,no-copy,no-modify, no-print,none} Specifies document permissions for encrypted PDF files. Separate multiple permissions with commas. - **--\`portrait** - **--\`quiet** Suppresses all messages, even error messages. - **--\`right**margin{in,cm,mm} Specifies the right margin in points - **--\`size**{letter,a4,WxH{in,cm,mm},etc} Specifies the page size using a standard name or in points (no suffix or ##x##pt), inches (##x##in), centimeters (##x##cm), or millimeters (##x##mm). The standard sizes that are currently recognized are "letter" (8.5x11in), "legal" (8.5x14in), "a4" (210x297mm), and "universal" (8.27x11in). - **--\`strict** Enables strict HTML input checking. - **--\`textcolor**color Specifies the default color of all text. - **--\`textfont**{courier,helvetica,monospace,sans,serif,times} - **--\`title** Enables the generation of a title page. - **--\`titlefile**filename.{htm,html,shtml} Specifies the file to use for the title page. If the file is an image then the title page is automatically generated using the document meta data and image title. - **--\`tocheader**fff Sets the page header to use on table-of-contents pages. See below for the format of fff. - **--\`tocfooter**fff Sets the page footer to use on table-of-contents pages. See below for the format of fff. - **--\`toclevels**levels Sets the number of levels in the table-of-contents. - **--\`toctitle**string Sets the title for the table-of-contents. - **--\`top**margin{in,cm,mm} Specifies the top margin in points (no suffix or ##pt), inches (##in), centimeters (##cm), or millimeters (##mm). - **--\`user-password**password Specifies the user password for encryption of PDF files. - **--\`version** Displays the current version number. - **--\`webpage** Specifies that the HTML sources are unstructured (plain web pages). A page break is inserted between each file or URL in the output. - **--\`color** Specifies that PDF output should be in color. - **--\`color** Specifies that PDF output should be in color. ## BUGS Please report chm2pdf bugs to http://chm2pdf.googlecode.com/ ## SEE ALSO **chm2pdf**--\`help ## AUTHORS Massimo Sandal \\ Chris Karakas \\ This manual page was written by Steve Stalcup \ for the **Ubuntu GNU/Linux** system.