---
name: "sisu_pdf"
section: "1"
platform: "linux"
package: "sisu-pdf"
version: "0.68.0-1"
release: "Debian 5.0 (Lenny)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/sisu_pdf"
---

# sisu\_pdf(1)

package to install what sisu needs to generate pdf (latex to pdf dependency component)

## NAME

sisu - package to install what sisu needs to generate pdf (latex to pdf dependency component)

## SYNOPSIS

sisu -pv \[filename/wildcard \]

## SISU - PDF,

RALPH AMISSAH

## 1. SISU PDF

## 1.1 NAME

**SiSU** - Structured information, Serialized Units - a document publishing system.

## 1.2 DESCRIPTION

Information creating pdf output with sisu (and related to the sisu\_pdf dependency package, which is a dummy package to install dependencies needed for **SiSU** to generate pdfs (primarily related to LaTeX), sisu\_pdf being part of **SiSU** - man sisu).

**SiSU** generates LaTeX which is converted by LaTeX tools to pdf.

## 1.3 SYNOPSIS

  sisu -pv  \[filename/wildcard\]

## 1.4 COMMANDS

- **sisu -pv \[filename/wildcard\]**

  creates two pdf documents: vertical (portrait.pdf) and; horizontal (landscape.pdf). **SiSU** generates LaTeX output which is converted to pdf if the appropriate LaTeX dependencies are met on the system.

- **sisu -pv --papersize-a4 \[filename/wildcard\]**

  overrides the default papersize set to A4. Preset alternative sizes include: ´A4´, U.S. ´letter´ and ´legal´ and book sizes ´A5´ and ´B5´ (system defaults to A4).

## 1.5 SETTING PAPER SIZE

The paper-size may be set to any of the following sizes: ´A4´, U.S. ´letter´ and ´legal´ and book sizes: ´A5´ and ´B5´

1\. The preset default if not otherwise given in the configuration file or elsewhere is A4.

2\. The default paper size may be set in the configuration file sisurc.yml. See sisu\_configuration:

```
  #% papersize, (LaTeX/pdf) current values A4, US_letter, book_b5, book_a5, US_legal
  default:
    papersize:    ´A4´
```

3\. Paper size may be set in a document header:

```
  @papersize: (A4|US_letter|book_B5|book_A5|US_legal)
```

4\. or provided with additional command line parameter, e.g.

  sisu -pv --papersize-a4  \[filename/wildcard\]

## DOCUMENT INFORMATION (METADATA)

## METADATA

Document Manifest @ \<http://sisudoc.org/sisu\_manual/sisu\_pdf/sisu\_manifest.html\>

**Dublin Core** (DC)

*DC tags included with this document are provided here.*

DC Title: *SiSU - PDF*

DC Creator: *Ralph Amissah*

DC Rights: *Copyright (C) Ralph Amissah 2007, part of SiSU documentation, License GPL* 3

DC Type: *information*

DC Date created: *2002-08-28*

DC Date issued: *2002-08-28*

DC Date available: *2002-08-28*

DC Date modified: *2007-09-16*

DC Date: *2007-09-16*

**Version Information**

Sourcefile: *sisu\_pdf.sst*

Filetype: *SiSU text 0.58*

Sourcefile Digest, MD5(sisu\_pdf.sst)= *bed13854370b5daf1b1541527e8946b7*

Skin\_Digest: MD5(skin\_sisu\_manual.rb)= *20fc43cf3eb6590bc3399a1aef65c5a9*

**Generated**

Document (metaverse) last generated: *Sat Sep 29 17:05:37 +0100 2007*

Generated by: *SiSU* *0.59.1* of 2007w39/2 (2007-09-25)

Ruby version: *ruby 1.8.6 (2007-06-07 patchlevel 36)  \[i486-linux\]*

- Other versions of this document:

  - manifest: \<http://www.jus.uio.no/sisu/sisu\_pdf/sisu\_manifest.html\>

  - html: \<http://www.jus.uio.no/sisu/sisu\_pdf/toc.html\>

  - pdf: \<http://www.jus.uio.no/sisu/sisu\_pdf/portrait.pdf\>

  - pdf: \<http://www.jus.uio.no/sisu/sisu\_pdf/landscape.pdf\>

  - at: \<http://www.jus.uio.no/sisu\>

  - \* Generated by: SiSU 0.59.1 of 2007w39/2 (2007-09-25)

  - \* Ruby version: ruby 1.8.6 (2007-06-07 patchlevel 36) \[i486-linux\]

  - \* Last Generated on: Sat Sep 29 17:05:39 +0100 2007

  - \* SiSU http://www.jus.uio.no/sisu