This is a tiny shell script that allows MUPDF (semi-) automatically remember
page that is opened when you close it. It does so by keeping directory
~/.cache/mupdf/, where it creates files whose names correspond to names of
PDF files you visit. When you open a PDF file via this script it searches
for corresponding file and reads page number form it. Then it invokes MUPDF
and takes care of the rest. When you quit MUPDF it asks you for page number
to remember. You can enter page number or cancel this query altogether, so
page number for this file will not be changed.
Tip: use P command to find out page number (it can be different from
number that is displayed on document's footer).
Copy file pdf into directory that is in your PATH environment
variable. I strongly recommend using of ~/bin/ directory for this sort of
scripts.
Create ~/bin/ directory if it doesn't exist already. Copy file pdf into
it and change file mode, so you can execute it:
$ cd bin
$ chmod +x pdf
If you have never used ~/bin directory for your custom scripts, add the
following to your .bashrc file:
export PATH=$PATH:$HOME/bin
Install zenity and xdotool using repositories of your GNU/Linux
distribution.
Now you can use pdf command to open PDF files from shell. You can also
associate pdf command with PDF files via your desktop environment so when
you open PDF files from within file manager this script will be used.
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