---
name: "wiipdf"
section: "1"
platform: "linux"
package: "wiipdf"
version: "1.4-6"
release: "Debian 13 (Trixie)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/wiipdf"
---

# wiipdf(1)

present using xpdf and your wiimote

## NAME

wiipdf - present using xpdf and your wiimote

## SYNOPSIS

**wiipdf** *bluetooth-id* *pdf-file*

## DESCRIPTION

**wiipdf** is a tiny tool to present a PDF using xpdf and your wiimote. You start it by providing it the bluetooth ID of your wiimote (use **hcitool scan** to get it) and the path to the PDF you want to present.

**wiipdf** then tries to connect to your wiimote (press buttons 1 and 2 at the sime time on your wiimote to enter discoverable mode). As soon as the connection is established (takes 3-4 seconds usually), wiipdf launches xpdf with the given filename.

You can now press A or B on your wiimote to go forward one slide or go backward one slide. Pressing the home button on your wiimote ends the presentation. Each keypress is confirmed by a short rumble of your wiimote.

## BUGS

**wiipdf** does not know how many slides your PDF consists of. Therefore, you can press A as many times as you want, even if you are at the end of the PDF. The internal slide counter will just be increased.

## AUTHOR

Michael Stapelberg \<michael+wiipdf at stapelberg dot de\>