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zathuraminimalistic file viewer: pdf, cb, djvu, ps

zathura <file[s]>

tabbed -ps1 -c zathura <file[s]> -e

It is mainly a PDF viewer, which will use mupdf or poppler depending on user choice. There are plugins for additional formats such as cb, djvu, ps. Plugins are available on ports for OpenBSD and slackbuild for Slackware.

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-e <xid> : reparent

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J|PgDn : next page.
K|PgUp : previous page.
hjkl : scroll left, down, up, right. (Arrows can be used as well).
gg : first page.
G : last page.
NG : go to page N.
H|L : go to the top or bottom of the page.
a|s : adjust to best fit or width.
/|? : search for text forward/backward.
n|N : next or previous search result.
o|O : open document.
: : enter command.
r : rotate 90 degrees.
Ctrl-r : invert colors.
R : reload.
Tab : switch to index mode if available.
d : toggle dual page.
D : cycle column for dual page.
F5 : toggle presentation mode.
F11 : toggle fullscreen.
Ctrl-m : toggle input bar.
Ctrl-n : toggle status bar.
+|-|= : zoom in, out, original.
mX : set quickmark to X (letter or number).
'X : go to quickmark.
q : quit

k|j : go up/down one entry.
l : expand entry.
L : Exapand all enties.
h : collapse entry.
H : collapse all entries.

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bmark : save bookmark.
bdelete : delete bookmark.
delm[arks] : delete a quickmark. delm is an abbreviation for delmarks.
blist : list bookmarks.
info : show document info.
o[pen] : open document. o is an abbreviation for open.

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Bookmarks and quickmarks are saved to the sqlite database. They can be accessed any time a document is open.

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tabbed, pdf
VoidLinux manpages: zathura(1)

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- Translate to Spanish.

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2026-07-07 : Created.

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This document applies to: Linux OpenBSD | 2026-07-11