Hi,

xpdf is quite a nice tool, and I was exploring its capabilities. It has a remote server option, but I don't understand what that means it's capable of doing. Can anybody help me with their interpretation?

The man page says
So I can set up xpdf as a daemon on my own machine for other remote machines to use? Or can I view a pdf stored on a remote machine on my own computer? Or can I run xpdf on a remote computer using a file on my local one? There seems to be a myriad of interpretation possibilities.

Suggestions welcome. Thank you.

Disclaimer: I've not used xpdf in this mode, so I am speculating here.

Despite what it may sound like like at first reading, I don't think it is talking about an "over the network" type server. I think this is a way to start an instance (window) of xpdf and then control the contents of that window (or shut the window down) from the command line (or script). I am guessing that only the user that started the "server" can control it.

If you would like to start an instance of xpdf on a remote machine and view it on the local machine, then (just like any graphical application) you can (with proper authentication, etc):

Depending on configuration files, you may not need the -X option.

I think this should answer your question:

http://linux.math.tifr.res.in/manuals/man/xpdf.html




N.B: Search for "REMOTE SERVER MODE" in the document.

thanks blackhole54 for trying to work it out. You've given me food for thought.

shyamkumar1986, you're kidding, right? You've referred back to the man page, and told me to look for the info I was orginally questioning ...

good example of a circular reference. OK, I'll play: can anybody give me a good example of a circular reference? :-D:-D