{
    "mode": "man",
    "parameter": "PAPERCONF",
    "section": "1",
    "url": "https://www.chedong.com/phpMan.php/man/PAPERCONF/1/json",
    "generated": "2026-06-15T11:34:16Z",
    "synopsis": "paperconf [ [ -p ] paper | -d | -a ] [ -z ] [ -n | -N ] [ -s | -w | -h ] [ -c | -m | -i ]",
    "sections": {
        "NAME": {
            "content": "paperconf - print paper configuration information\n",
            "subsections": []
        },
        "SYNOPSIS": {
            "content": "paperconf [ [ -p ] paper | -d | -a ] [ -z ] [ -n | -N ] [ -s | -w | -h ] [ -c | -m | -i ]\n",
            "subsections": []
        },
        "DESCRIPTION": {
            "content": "paperconf  prints  information  about a given paper.  The information that can be obtained is\nthe name of the paper, its size and its width or height.  When called without arguments,  pa‐‐\nperconf  prints the name of the system- or user-specified paper, obtained by looking in order\nat the PAPERSIZE environment variable, at the contents of the file specified by the PAPERCONF\nenvironment  variable,  at  the  contents of /etc/papersize or by using letter as a fall-back\nvalue if none of the other alternatives are successful.  By default, width and height of  the\npaper are printed in PostScript points.\n",
            "subsections": []
        },
        "OPTIONS": {
            "content": "",
            "subsections": [
                {
                    "name": "-p",
                    "content": "Specify the name of the paper about which information is asked.\n",
                    "flag": "-p"
                },
                {
                    "name": "-d",
                    "content": "",
                    "flag": "-d"
                },
                {
                    "name": "-a",
                    "content": "",
                    "flag": "-a"
                },
                {
                    "name": "-z",
                    "content": "exit with a non-zero code.\n",
                    "flag": "-z"
                },
                {
                    "name": "-n",
                    "content": "",
                    "flag": "-n"
                },
                {
                    "name": "-N",
                    "content": "",
                    "flag": "-N"
                },
                {
                    "name": "-s",
                    "content": "",
                    "flag": "-s"
                },
                {
                    "name": "-w",
                    "content": "",
                    "flag": "-w"
                },
                {
                    "name": "-h",
                    "content": "",
                    "flag": "-h"
                },
                {
                    "name": "-c",
                    "content": "",
                    "flag": "-c"
                },
                {
                    "name": "-m",
                    "content": "",
                    "flag": "-m"
                },
                {
                    "name": "-i",
                    "content": "",
                    "flag": "-i"
                }
            ]
        },
        "ENVIRONMENT": {
            "content": "PAPERSIZE           Paper size to use regardless of what the papersize file contains.\n\nPAPERCONF           Full path to a file containing the paper size to use.\n",
            "subsections": []
        },
        "FILES": {
            "content": "/etc/papersize      Contains the name of the system-wide default paper size to be used if the\nPAPERSIZE and PAPERCONF variables are not set.\n",
            "subsections": []
        },
        "AUTHOR": {
            "content": "Yves Arrouye <arrouye@debian.org>\n",
            "subsections": []
        },
        "SEE ALSO": {
            "content": "papersize(5)\n\n\n\n\n24 April 2001                               PAPERCONF(1)",
            "subsections": []
        }
    },
    "summary": "paperconf - print paper configuration information",
    "flags": [
        {
            "flag": "-p",
            "long": null,
            "arg": null,
            "description": "Specify the name of the paper about which information is asked."
        },
        {
            "flag": "-d",
            "long": null,
            "arg": null,
            "description": ""
        },
        {
            "flag": "-a",
            "long": null,
            "arg": null,
            "description": ""
        },
        {
            "flag": "-z",
            "long": null,
            "arg": null,
            "description": "exit with a non-zero code."
        },
        {
            "flag": "-n",
            "long": null,
            "arg": null,
            "description": ""
        },
        {
            "flag": "-N",
            "long": null,
            "arg": null,
            "description": ""
        },
        {
            "flag": "-s",
            "long": null,
            "arg": null,
            "description": ""
        },
        {
            "flag": "-w",
            "long": null,
            "arg": null,
            "description": ""
        },
        {
            "flag": "-h",
            "long": null,
            "arg": null,
            "description": ""
        },
        {
            "flag": "-c",
            "long": null,
            "arg": null,
            "description": ""
        },
        {
            "flag": "-m",
            "long": null,
            "arg": null,
            "description": ""
        },
        {
            "flag": "-i",
            "long": null,
            "arg": null,
            "description": ""
        }
    ],
    "examples": [],
    "see_also": [
        {
            "name": "papersize",
            "section": "5",
            "url": "https://www.chedong.com/phpMan.php/man/papersize/5/json"
        }
    ],
    "tldr": {
        "source": "not_found",
        "examples": []
    }
}