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syntax: markdown
tags: [tldr, common]
source: https://github.com/tldr-pages/tldr.git
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# pdfposter

> Convert a large-sheeted PDF into multiple A4 pages for printing.
> More information: <https://pdfposter.readthedocs.io>.

- Convert an A2 poster into 4 A4 pages:

`pdfposter --poster-size a2 {{input_file.pdf}} {{output_file.pdf}}`

- Scale an A4 poster to A3 and then generate 2 A4 pages:

`pdfposter --scale 2 {{input_file.pdf}} {{output_file.pdf}}`
