---
name: "kpdf"
section: "1"
platform: "linux"
package: "kpdf"
version: "4:3.5.9-3+lenny3"
release: "Debian 5.0 (Lenny)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/kpdf"
---

# kpdf(1)

a KDE pdf viewer based on xpdf

## NAME

kpdf - a KDE pdf viewer based on xpdf

## SYNOPSIS

**kpdf** \[Qt-options\] \[KDE-options\] \[URL\]

## DESCRIPTION

**kpdf** is a KDE PDF viewer based on **xpdf** code. Although being based on **xpdf** code, **kpdf** has some unique features like continuous mode and presentation support.

The PDF format is widely used for publishing documents that are mostly not meant to be edited again. **kpdf** is only a viewer for these files and therefore it doesn't provide any functionality to edit or create PDF documents.

## OPTIONS

###

### Arguments:

- **URL**

  Document to open

### Generic options:

- **--help**

  Show help about options

- **--help-qt**

  Show Qt specific options

- **--help-kde**

  Show KDE specific options

- **--help-all**

  Show all options

- **--author**

  Show author information

- **-v, --version**

  Show version information

- **--license**

  Show license information

- **--**

  End of options

###

### Qt options:

- **--display \<displayname\>**

  Use the X-server display 'displayname'

- **--session \<sessionId\>**

  Restore the application for the given 'sessionId'

- **--cmap**

  Causes the application to install a private color map on an 8-bit display

- **--ncols \<count\>**

  Limits the number of colors allocated in the color cube on an 8-bit display, if the application is using the QApplication::ManyColor color specification

- **--nograb**

  tells Qt to never grab the mouse or the keyboard

- **--dograb**

  running under a debugger can cause an implicit -nograb, use -dograb to override

- **--sync**

  switches to synchronous mode for debugging

- **--fn, --font \<fontname\>**

  defines the application font

- **--bg, --background \<color\>**

  sets the default background color and an application palette (light and dark shades are calculated)

- **--fg, --foreground \<color\>**

  sets the default foreground color

- **--btn, --button \<color\>**

  sets the default button color

- **--name \<name\>**

  sets the application name

- **--title \<title\>**

  sets the application title (caption)

- **--visual TrueColor**

  forces the application to use a TrueColor visual on an 8-bit display

- **--inputstyle \<inputstyle\>**

  sets XIM (X Input Method) input style. Possible values are onthespot, overthespot, offthespot and root

- **--im \<XIM server\>**

  set XIM server

- **--noxim**

  disable XIM

- **--reverse**

  mirrors the whole layout of widgets

###

### KDE options:

- **--caption \<caption\>**

  Use 'caption' as name in the titlebar

- **--icon \<icon\>**

  Use 'icon' as the application icon

- **--miniicon \<icon\>**

  Use 'icon' as the icon in the titlebar

- **--config \<filename\>**

  Use alternative configuration file

- **--dcopserver \<server\>**

  Use the DCOP Server specified by 'server'

- **--nocrashhandler**

  Disable crash handler, to get core dumps

- **--waitforwm**

  Waits for a WM\_NET compatible windowmanager

- **--style \<style\>**

  sets the application GUI style

- **--geometry \<geometry\>**

  sets the client geometry of the main widget - see man X for the argument format

### **xpdf**(1)

## SEE ALSO

Full user documentation is available through the KDE Help Center.  You can also enter the URL **help:/kpdf/** directly into konqueror or you can run  **khelpcenter help:/kpdf/** from the command-line.\

## AUTHORS

```
Wilco Greven <greven@kde.org>
Christophe Devriese <oelewapperke@oelewapperke.org>
Laurent Montel <montel@kde.org>
Albert Astals Cid <astals11@terra.es>
Enrico Ros <eros.kde@email.it>
```

Please use http://bugs.kde.org to report bugs; do not mail the authors directly.

This manual page was written by Holger Hartmann \<Holger\_Hartmann@gmx.de\> for the Debian Project, but may be used by others. Permission is granted to copy, distribute and/or modify this document under the terms of the GNU General Public License, Version 2 or any later version published by the Free Software Foundation.

On Debian systems, the complete text of the GNU General Public License can be found in /usr/share/common-licenses/GPL.