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# tlmgr paper

> Manage paper size options of an TeX Live installation.
> More information: <https://www.tug.org/texlive/tlmgr.html>.

- Show the default paper size used by all TeX Live programs:

`tlmgr paper`

- Set the default paper size for all TeX Live programs to A4:

`sudo tlmgr paper {{a4}}`

- Show the default paper size used by a specific TeX Live program:

`tlmgr {{pdftex}} paper`

- Set the default paper size for a specific TeX Live program to A4:

`sudo tlmgr {{pdftex}} paper {{a4}}`

- List all available paper sizes for a specific TeX Live program:

`tlmgr {{pdftex}} paper --list`

- Dump the default paper size used by all TeX Live programs in JSON format:

`tlmgr paper --json`
