---
name: "pdfjam-pocketmod"
section: "1"
platform: "linux"
package: "texlive-extra-utils"
version: "2018.20190227-2"
release: "Debian 10 (Buster)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/pdfjam-pocketmod"
---

# pdfjam-pocketmod(1)

make an 8-page PDF document into a pocket-sized booklet

## NAME

pdfjam-pocketmod  - make an 8-page PDF document into a pocket-sized booklet

## SYNOPSIS

**pdfjam-pocketmod SRC \[PAGESPEC\] \[OPTION \[OPTION\] ...\]**

## DESCRIPTION

pdfjam-pocketmod converts 8 pages of a PDF file into a single 8-up page, with pages ordered and oriented for folding into pocket-sized booklet  ( as described at http://repocketmod.com/ ).

SRC must be a regular PDF file (not /dev/stdin).

If PAGESPEC is omitted, the first 8 pages are processed.

OPTION is any option to [pdfjam(1)](/pdfjam/1.md) other than --batch.

pdfjam-pocketmod is a simple wrapper for pdfjam, which provides a front end to some of the capabilities of the pdfpages package for pdflatex.  A working installation of pdflatex, with the pdfpages package, is required.

pdfjam-pocketmod is part of the "PDFjam" package of tools, whose homepage is at http://go.warwick.ac.uk/pdfjam .

## SETUP

See http://go.warwick.ac.uk/pdfjam .

## USAGE

For the available options and site/user defaults, see the output of

**pdfjam --help**

For further information and some examples see  http://go.warwick.ac.uk/pdfjam .

## LIMITATIONS AND BUGS

pdfjam-pocketmod does not work with encrypted PDF files, and does not preserve hyperlinks.

The '--keepinfo' option does not work.

Please report bugs! See the website at http://www.warwick.ac.uk/go/pdfjam.

## LICENSE

PDFjam is distributed under the GNU public license.

## SEE ALSO

[pdfjam(1)](/pdfjam/1.md).

## AUTHOR

pdfjam-pocketmod is written and maintained by David Firth as part of the PDFjam  package.