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

# pdfnup(1)

n-up the pages of pdf files

## NAME

pdfnup - n-up the pages of pdf files

## SYNOPSIS

pdfnup \[OPTION \[OPTION\] ...\] \[SRC \[PAGESPEC\] \[SRC \[PAGESPEC\]\] ...\]

## DESCRIPTION

pdfnup converts files in the Adobe Portable Document Format (PDF) to "n-up" PDF files, that is, with multiple input pages  per output page, for more economical printing etc.  The default processing is to 2-up  landscape output with no frame around pages, equivalent to using the  options '--nup 2x1 --landscape true --frame false'.

If no source PDF file ('SRC') is specified, input is from /dev/stdin. If 'PAGESPEC' is omitted, all pages are processed.

Source files are processed sequentially into a single output unless the '--batch' option is used, in which case they are processed  separately.

pdfnup operates on one or more PDF files, and (either with the '--batch'  option or with '--outfile DIR' where 'DIR' is a directory) the  resulting files have the suffix '-nup' applied to their names by default.  To change  the suffix, use the '--suffix' option, for example

**pdfnup --nup 2x2 --suffix '2x2' --batch myfile1.pdf myfile2.pdf**

will result in files named 'myfile1-2x2.pdf' and 'myfile2-2x2.pdf'.

pdfnup is a simple wrapper for pdfjam, which provides a front end to many of the capabilities of the pdfpages package for pdflatex.  A working installation of pdflatex, with the pdfpages and geometry packages, is required.

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

pdfnup does not work with encrypted PDF files, and does not  preserve hyperlinks.

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

## AUTHOR

pdfnup is written and maintained by David Firth as part of the PDFjam package.