---
name: "gv"
section: "1"
platform: "linux"
package: "gv"
version: "1:3.7.4-3.1"
release: "Debian 13 (Trixie)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/gv"
---

# gv(1)

Postscript and PDF viewer

## NAME

gv - Postscript and PDF viewer

## SYNOPSIS

**gv** \[*OPTION*\]... \[*FILE*\]

## DESCRIPTION

PostScript and PDF viewer.

- \[-\]-monochrome

  display document using only black and white

- \[-\]-grayscale

  display document without colors

- \[-\]-color

  display document as usual

- \[-\]-safer

  start ghostscript in safe mode

- \[-\]-nosafer

  do not start ghostscript in safe mode

- \[-\]-safedir

  start ghostscript from a safe diretory

- \[-\]-nosafedir

  do not start ghostscript from a safe diretory

- \[-\]-quiet

  start ghostscript with the **-dQUIET** option

- \[-\]-noquiet

  do not start ghostscript with the **-dQUIET** option

- \[-\]-infoSilent

  do not show any messages in the info popup window

- \[-\]-infoErrors

  do not show warning messages in the info popup window

- \[-\]-infoAll

  do show all messages in the info popup window

- \[-\]-arguments=ARGS

  start ghostscript with additional options as specified by the string ARGS

- \[-\]-page=LABEL

  display the page with label LABEL first

- \[-\]-center

  the page should be centered automatically

- \[-\]-nocenter

  the page should not be centered automatically

- \[-\]-media=MEDIA

  selects the paper size to be used

- \[-\]-orientation=ORIENTATION

  sets the orientation of the page

- \[-\]-scale=N\|f.f

  selects the scale N, or arbitrary scale f.f

- \[-\]-scalebase=N

  selects the scale base N

- \[-\]-swap

  interchange the meaning of the orientations landscape and seascape

- \[-\]-noswap

  do not interchange the meaning of the orientation landscape and seascape

- \[-\]-antialias

  use antialiasing

- \[-\]-noantialias

  do not use antialiasing

- \[-\]-dsc

  dsc comments are respected

- \[-\]-nodsc

  dsc comments are not respected

- \[-\]-eof

  ignore the postscript EOF comment while scanning documents

- \[-\]-noeof

  do not ignore the postscript EOF comment while scanning documents

- \[-\]-pixmap

  use backing pixmap

- \[-\]-nopixmap

  do not use backing pixmap

- \[-\]-watch

  watch the document file for changes

- \[-\]-nowatch

  do not watch the document file for changes

- \[-\]-help

  print a help message and exit

- \[-\]-usage

  print a usage message and exit

- \[-\]-resize

  fit the size of the window to the size of the page

- \[-\]-noresize

  do not fit the size of the window to the size of the page

**-geometry** \[\<width\>\]\[x\<height\>\]\[{+-}\<xoffset\>{+-}\<yoffset\>\]

- \[-\]-ad=FILE

  read and use additional resources from FILE

- \[-\]-style=FILE

  read and use additional resources from FILE. These resources have lower priority than those provided on the context of **--ad**

- \[-\]-password=PASSWORD

  Sets the password for opening encrypted PDF files

- \[-\]-spartan

  shortcut for **--style**=*gv\_spartan*.dat

- \[-\]-widgetless

  shortcut for **--style**=*gv\_widgetless*.dat

- \[-\]-fullscreen

  start in fullscreen mode (needs support from WM)

- \[-\]-presentation

  Presentation mode (fullscreen, Fit to window, widgetless and no resizing of window)

- \[-\]-version

  show gv version and exit

## SEE ALSO

The full documentation for **gv** is maintained as a Texinfo manual.  If the **info** and **gv** programs are properly installed at your site, the command

-

  **info gv**

should give you access to the complete manual.