pdfmom(1) General Commands Manual pdfmom(1)

# [Name](#Name)

pdfmom - produce PDF documents using the *mom* macro package for *groff*

# [Synopsis](#Synopsis)

`pdfmom` \[**--roff**] \[**-Tpdf**] \[*groff-options*] \[*file* ...]

`pdfmom` \[**--roff**] **-Tps** \[*pdfroff-options*] \[*groff-options*] \[*file* ...]

`pdfmom` **-v**

`pdfmom` **--version**

# [Description](#Description)

*pdfmom* is a wrapper around [*groff*(1)](/man/os/groff/groff.1) that facilitates the production of PDF documents from files formatted with the *mom* macros.

If the **--roff** option is used, the wrapper can be used with macro packages other than [*groff\_mom*(7)](/man/os/groff/groff_mom.7). This is also true if the wrapper is renamed or linked as a pseudonym; for example, creating a *pdfms* link pointing to the *pdfmom* executable makes a wrapper for producing PDFs with the *ms* package.

*pdfmom* prints to the standard output, so output must usually be redirected to a destination file. The size of the final PDF can be reduced by piping the output through [*ps2pdf*(1)](/man/os/groff/ps2pdf.1).

If called with the **-Tpdf** option (which is the default), *pdfmom* processes files using *groff*'s native PDF driver, [*gropdf*(1)](/man/os/groff/gropdf.1). If **-Tps** is given, processing is passed over to *pdfroff*, which uses *groff*'s PostScript driver. In either case, multiple runs of the source file are performed in order to satisfy any forward references in the document.

*pdfmom* accepts all the same options as *groff*. If **-Tps** is given, the options associated with *pdfroff* are accepted as well. When *pdfmom* calls *pdfroff*, the options “**-mpdfmark -mom --no-toc**” options are implied and should not be given on the command line. Equally, it is not necessary to supply the **-mom** or **-m mom** options when **-Tps** is absent.

PDF integration with the *mom* macros is discussed in full in the manual “Producing PDFs with *groff* and *mom*”, which was itself produced with *pdfmom*.

If called with the **-v** or **--version** options, *pdfmom* displays its version information and exits. Using the **--help** option displays a usage message and exits.

# [Authors](#Authors)

*pdfmom* was written by [Deri James](mailto:deri@chuzzlewit.myzen.co.uk) and [Peter Schaffter](mailto:peter@schaffter.ca), and is maintained by James.

# [See also](#See_also)

*/usr/share/doc/groff-1.24.1/pdf/mom-pdf.pdf*

“Producing PDFs with *groff* and *mom*”, by Deri James and Peter Schaffter. This file, together with its source, *mom-pdf.mom*, is part of the *groff* distribution.

[*groff*(1)](/man/os/groff/groff.1), [*gropdf*(1)](/man/os/groff/gropdf.1), [*pdfroff*(1)](/man/os/groff/pdfroff.1), [*ps2pdf*(1)](/man/os/groff/ps2pdf.1)

2026-08-30 groff 1.24.1

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