ATRIL(1) User Commands ATRIL(1)
NAME
Atril - The MATE Document Viewer
SYNTAX
atril [OPTIONS...] [FILES...]DESCRIPTION
Atril is the official Document Viewer of the MATE Desktop
Environment, it is a simple multi-page document viewer. It can
display and print PostScript (PS), Encapsulated PostScript (EPS),
DJVU, DVI, epub, XPS and Portable Document Format (PDF) files.
When supported by the document, it also allows searching for text,
copying text to the clipboard, hypertext navigation, and table-of-
contents bookmarks.
This manual page briefly documents the
atril command.
OPTIONS
filename(s)... Specifies the file to open when
atril starts. If this is not
specified,
atril will start with a blank window and you may
open a file from the menu or by using the shortcut CTRL+O.
Multiple files can be loaded if they are separated by spaces.
atril also supports handling of remote files.
-p, --page-label=PAGE Here you can specify a page label, this page will be selected
in the document if it exists.
-i, --page-index=NUMBER Here you can specify a page number, this page will be selected
in the document if it exists.
-f, --fullscreen Start
atril in fullscreen mode. You must specify a document to
start in fullscreen mode.
-s, --presentation Start
atril in presentation mode. You must specify a document
to start in presentation mode.
-w, --preview Start
atril in preview mode. You must specify a document to
start in preview mode.
--display=DISPLAY X display to use.
--version Output version information and exit.
-?, -h, --help Print standard command line options.
--help-all Print all command line options.
This program also accepts the standard GTK options.
EXAMPLES
atril --preview ~/Desktop/stuff.ps Open stuff.ps from the current users desktop, in preview mode.
atril -i 2 -s ./document.pdf Open document.pdf from the current working directory, on page 2
in presentation mode.
BUGS
Should you encounter any bugs, they may be reported at: http://github.com/mate-desktop/atril/issues
AUTHORS
This Man Page has been written for the MATE Desktop Environment by: Adam Erdman <hekel@archlinux.info> (2014)
SEE ALSO
Atril documentation can be found from the "Help" menu, or by pressing the F1 key. Further information may also be available at: http://wiki.mate-
desktop.org/docs
MATE Desktop Environment 10 May 2023 ATRIL(1)