tbharathchandra / CairoPDF-CLI

CLI for creating PDF files

PDF-CLI

CLI for creating PDF files

PDF-CLI is a command line tool for genrating PDF files. PDF-CLI can be used generate PDF files with shapes like Rectangle, Cube, Circle, Closed Polygons and Text.

Usage of PDF-CLI

Shape	Arguments
Rectangle	$(path)/fileName.pdf width height title rectangle x y w h
Cube	$(path)/fileName.pdf width height title cude x y a
Circle	$(path)/fileName.pdf width height title circle x y r
Polygon	$(path)/fileName.pdf width height title polygon x y $(anyPath)/pointsFile
Text	$(path)/fileName.pdf width height title polygon x y text size

• All the dimensions should be in points where (1 point == 1/72.0 inch)

Format of points file

• First line should contain Bounding Box width and height separated by white-space.
• From second line each line should have one point with it's abscissa and ordinate separated by white-space.
• Points should be ordered in clockwise or anti-clockwise direction.
• Have a look at examples/star file.