---
name: "paperconf"
section: "1"
platform: "linux"
package: "libpaper-utils"
version: "1.1.29"
release: "Debian 12 (Bookworm)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/paperconf"
---

# paperconf(1)

print paper configuration information

## NAME

**paperconf** - print paper configuration information

## SYNOPSIS

**paperconf** \[ \[ **-p** \] *paper* \| **-d** \| **-a** \] \[ **-z** \] \[ **-n** \| **-N** \] \[ **-s** \| **-w** \| **-h** \] \[ **-c** \| **-m** \| **-i** \]

## DESCRIPTION

**paperconf** prints information about a given paper. The information that can be obtained is the name of the paper, its size and its width or height. When called without arguments, **paperconf** prints the name of the system- or user-specified paper, obtained by looking in order at the **PAPERSIZE** environment variable, at the contents of the file specified by the **PAPERCONF** environment variable, at the contents of **/etc/papersize** or by using **letter** as a fall-back value if none of the other alternatives are successful. By default, width and height of the paper are printed in PostScript points.

## OPTIONS

- **-p** *paper*

  Specify the name of the *paper* about which information is asked.

- **-d**

  Use the default builtin paper name.

- **-a**

  Consider all known paper names.

- **-z**

  If the paper name is unknown, print it but issue a message on the standard error and exit with a non-zero code.

- **-n**

  Print the name of the paper.

- **-N**

  Print the name of the paper with the first letter capitalized.

- **-s**

  Print the size (width followed by height) of the paper.

- **-w**

  Print the width of the paper.

- **-h**

  Print the height of the paper.

- **-c**

  Use centimetres as unit for paper size.

- **-m**

  Use millimetres as unit for paper size.

- **-i**

  Use inches as unit for paper size.

## ENVIRONMENT

- **PAPERSIZE**

  Paper size to use regardless of what the papersize file contains.

- **PAPERCONF**

  Full path to a file containing the paper size to use.

## FILES

- **/etc/papersize**

  Contains the name of the system-wide default paper size to be used if the **PAPERSIZE** and **PAPERCONF** variables are not set.

## AUTHOR

Yves Arrouye \<arrouye@debian.org\>

## SEE ALSO

[**papersize**(5)](/papersize/5.md)