/usr/bin/chm2pdf version 0.9.1 This is free software; see the source for copying conditions. There is NO warranty; not even for MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.

Usage: /usr/bin/chm2pdf [options] input_filename [output_filename] Options: --beautifulsoup Correct the HTML code of the pages before converting them to PDF. The BeautifulSoup package (see http://www.crummy.com/software/BeautifulSoup/) needs to be installed. --bodycolor color Specifies the background color for all pages. --bodyfont {courier,helvetica,monospace,sans,serif,times}. Default is times. --bodyimage filename.{bmp,gif,jpg,png} --book Specifies that the HTML sources are structured (headings, chapters, etc.). --bottom margin{in,cm,mm} Specifies the bottom margin in points (no suffix or ##pt), inches (##in), centimeters (##cm), or millimeters (##mm). --browserwidth pixels See http://www.htmldoc.org/newsgroups.php?ghtmldoc.general+v:3465 --charset {cp-874...1258,iso-8859-1...8859-15,koi8-r} Specifies the ISO character set to use for the output. --color Specifies that PDF output should be in color. --compression[=level] --continuous Specifies that the HTML sources are unstructured (plain web pages). No page breaks are inserted between each file or URL in the output. --cookies 'name="value with space"; name=value' --datadir directory Specifies the location of the HTMLDOC data files, usually /usr/share/htmldoc or C:\Program Files\HTMLDOC --duplex Specifies that the output should be formatted for double-sided printing. --effectduration {0.1..10.0} Specifies the duration in seconds of PDF page transition effects. --embedfonts Specifies that fonts should be embedded in PDF output. --encryption Enables encryption of PDF files. --extract-only Extract the HTML files from the CHM file and stop. The extracted files will be found in CHM2PDF_WORK_DIR/input_filename_without_extension. --firstpage {p1,toc,c1} --fontsize {4.0..24.0} Specifies the default font size for body text. --fontspacing {1.0..3.0} Specifies the default line spacing for body text. The line spacing is a multiplier for the font size, so a value of 1.2 will provide an additional 20% of space between the lines. --footer fff {--format, -t} {pdf11,pdf12,pdf13,pdf14} Specifies the output format: pdf11 pdf11 (PDF 1.1/Acrobat 2.0), pdf12 (PDF 1.2/Acrobat 3.0), pdf or pdf13 (PDF 1.3/Acrobat 4.0), or pdf14 (PDF 1.4/Acrobat 5.0) --gray --header fff --header1 fff --headfootfont {courier{-bold,-oblique,-boldoblique}, helvetica{-bold,-oblique,-boldoblique}, monospace{-bold,-oblique,-boldoblique}, sans{-bold,-oblique,-boldoblique}, serif{-bold,-italic,-bolditalic}, times{-roman,-bold,-italic,-bolditalic}} Sets the font to use on headers and footers. --headfootsize {6.0..24.0} Sets the size of the font to use on headers and footers. --headingfont {courier,helvetica,monospace,sans,serif,times} Sets the typeface to use for headings. --help Displays a summary of command-line options. --hfimage0 filename.{bmp,gif,jpg,png} --hfimage1 filename.{bmp,gif,jpg,png} --hfimage2 filename.{bmp,gif,jpg,png} --hfimage3 filename.{bmp,gif,jpg,png} --hfimage4 filename.{bmp,gif,jpg,png} --hfimage5 filename.{bmp,gif,jpg,png} --hfimage6 filename.{bmp,gif,jpg,png} --hfimage7 filename.{bmp,gif,jpg,png} --hfimage8 filename.{bmp,gif,jpg,png} --hfimage9 filename.{bmp,gif,jpg,png} --jpeg quality Sets the JPEG compression level to use for large images. A value of 0 disables JPEG compression. --landscape --left margin{in,cm,mm} Specifies the left margin in points (no suffix or ##pt), inches (##in), centimeters (##cm), or millimeters (##mm). --linkcolor color Sets the color of links. You can use well-known color names like blue, or the usual #RRGGBB notation. --links Enables generation of links in PDF files (default). --linkstyle {plain,underline} Sets the style of links. --logoimage filename.{bmp,gif,jpg,png} Specifies an image to be used as a logo in the header or footer in a PDF document. --logoimage filename.{bmp,gif,jpg,png} Note that you need to use the --header and/or --footer options with the l parameter. --no-compression Disables compression of PDF file. --no-duplex Disables double-sided printing. --no-embedfonts Specifies that fonts should not be embedded in PDF and PostScript output. --no-encryption Disables document encryption. --no-links Disables generation of links in a PDF document. --no-localfiles --no-numbered Disables automatic heading numbering. --no-overflow --no-strict Disables strict HTML input checking. --no-title Disables generation of a title page. --no-toc Disables generation of a table of contents. --numbered Numbers all headings in a document. --nup {1,2,4,6,9,16} Sets the number of pages that are placed on each output page. Valid values are 1, 2, 4, 6, 9, and 16. {--outfile, -f} filename{.pdf} Specifies the name of the output file. If no ending is given, ".pdf" is used. --overflow --owner-password password Sets the owner password for encrypted PDF files. --pageduration {1.0..60.0} Sets the view duration of a page in a PDF document. --pageeffect {none,bi,bo,d,gd,gdr,gr,hb,hsi,hso,vb,vsi,vso,wd,wl,wr,wu} Specifies the page transition effect for all pages; this attribute is ignored by all Adobe PDF viewers.. --pagelayout {single,one,twoleft,tworight} Specifies the initial layout of pages for a PDF file. --pagemode {document,outline,fullscreen} Specifies the initial viewing mode for a PDF file. --path "dir1;dir2;dir3;...;dirN" Specifies a search path for files in a document. --permissions {all,annotate,copy,modify,print,no-annotate,no-copy,no-modify,no-print,none} Specifies document permissions for encrypted PDF files. Separate multiple permissions with commas. --portrait --prefontsize {4.0..24.0, small, normal, big, huge, +1, +2, -1, -2,...whatever} Specifies the font size for text inside <pre> tags. Whatever you pass here will be used as font size inside preformatted pieces of text (usually code snippets, console output, program messages...). Effective only together with the '--beautifulsoup' option. --quiet Suppresses all messages, even error messages. --right margin{in,cm,mm} Specifies the right margin in points (no suffix or ##pt), inches (##in), centimeters (##cm), or millimeters (##mm). --size {letter,a4,WxH{in,cm,mm},etc} Specifies the page size using a standard name or in points (no suffix or ##x##pt), inches (##x##in), centimeters (##x##cm), or millimeters (##x##mm). The standard sizes that are currently recognized are "letter" (8.5x11in), "legal" (8.5x14in), "a4" (210x297mm), and "universal" (8.27x11in). --strict Enables strict HTML input checking. --textcolor color Specifies the default color of all text. --textfont {courier,helvetica,monospace,sans,serif,times} --title Enables the generation of a title page. --titlefile filename.{htm,html,shtml} Specifies the file to use for the title page. If the file is an image then the title page is automatically generated using the document meta data and image title. --titleimage filename.{bmp,gif,jpg,png} Specifies the image to use for the title page. The title page is automatically generated using the document meta data and title image. --tocfooter fff Sets the page footer to use on table-of-contents pages. See below for the format of fff. --tocheader fff Sets the page header to use on table-of-contents pages. See below for the format of fff. --toclevels levels Sets the number of levels in the table-of-contents. --toctitle string Sets the title for the table-of-contents. --top margin{in,cm,mm} Specifies the top margin in points (no suffix or ##pt), inches (##in), centimeters (##cm), or millimeters (##mm). --user-password password Specifies the user password for encryption of PDF files. --verbose Displays various messages indicating the progress of the conversion process. The verbosity depends on --verbositylevel. If --verbose is not set, almost no messages will be printed. The default is 'not set', so if you want the minimum amount of messages, just don' use this option. --verbositylevel Specifies the verbosity level of the messages. Can be either 'low' or 'high'. Default is low. The --verbose option must be set, otherwise this option will have no effect. --version Displays the current version number. --webpage Specifies that the HTML sources are unstructured (plain web pages). A page break is inserted between each file or URL in the output. fff Heading format string; each 'f' can be one of: . = blank / = n/N arabic page numbers (1/3, 2/3, 3/3) : = c/C arabic chapter page numbers (1/2, 2/2, 1/4, 2/4, ...) 1 = arabic numbers (1, 2, 3, ...) a = lowercase letters A = uppercase letters c = current chapter heading C = current chapter page number (arabic) d = current date D = current date and time h = current heading i = lowercase roman numerals I = uppercase roman numerals l = logo image t = title text T = current time ### See also: http://www.karakas-online.de/forum/viewtopic.php?t=10275 ### Either '--book' or '--webpage' or '--continuous' MUST be given! ### Only one of the three options can be present, not two, or even all three of them! ### See above or try '/usr/bin/chm2pdf --help | less' to view the help contents in less.