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

# pdfpun(1)

n-up the pages of a pdf file, with right-to-left ordering

## NAME

pdfpun - n-up the pages of a pdf file, with right-to-left ordering

## SYNOPSIS

pdfpun SRC \[PAGESPEC\] --outfile FILENAME \[OPTION \[OPTION\] ...\]

## DESCRIPTION

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

SRC must be a PDF file; '/dev/stdin' can be used for PDF input via a pipeline.

If PAGESPEC is omitted, all pages are processed (equivalent to '-' as PAGESPEC)

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

pdfpun 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 package, is required.

pdfpun 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

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

## AUTHOR

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