# Command line

The atril command can open any number of files, at specific pages and in various modes.
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# The command line

To startAtril from the command line, type atril. You can open a specific file by typing the filename after the atril command:

    atril file.pdf

You can open multiple files by typing the filenames after the atril command, separating the filenames by a space:

    atril file1.pdf file2.pdf

Atril also supports the handling of files on the web. For example, after the atril command you can give the location of a file on the web:

# Opening a document at a specific page

You can use--page-label switch to open a document at a specific page. For example, to open a document to page 3, you would type:

    atril --page-label=3 file.pdf

The page label should be in the same format as the page number displayed in Atril header bar.

# Opening a document in fullscreen mode

    atril --fullscreen file.pdf

# Opening a document in presentation mode

    atril --presentation file.pdf

# Opening a document in preview mode

    atril --preview file.pdf