How do I close a pdf from Ubuntu command line?












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Suppose I open a file (pdf) with a command line in Ubuntu by running



xdg-open abc.pdf


The pdf is shown in a pdf reader which is set as default.



Now how can I close this pdf viewer from the command line in Ubuntu?






14.04 command-line pdf xdg-open







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    try pkill <pdf_viewer_process_name>
    – George Udosen
    1 hour ago












  • Just beware that this will close ALL pdfs opened with xdg-open - which is fine as long as that's your intent.
    – Eric Mintz
    1 hour ago










  • Not from command line, but you can press Alt+F4 to close a window (or sometimes Ctrl+Q or Ctrl+W). That might be more convenient in the end.
    – wjandrea
    1 hour ago












  • xdotool might be useful. Maybe you could use it to find which window has that PDF open, and close it.
    – wjandrea
    1 hour ago
















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Suppose I open a file (pdf) with a command line in Ubuntu by running



xdg-open abc.pdf


The pdf is shown in a pdf reader which is set as default.



Now how can I close this pdf viewer from the command line in Ubuntu?






14.04 command-line pdf xdg-open







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    try pkill <pdf_viewer_process_name>
    – George Udosen
    1 hour ago












  • Just beware that this will close ALL pdfs opened with xdg-open - which is fine as long as that's your intent.
    – Eric Mintz
    1 hour ago










  • Not from command line, but you can press Alt+F4 to close a window (or sometimes Ctrl+Q or Ctrl+W). That might be more convenient in the end.
    – wjandrea
    1 hour ago












  • xdotool might be useful. Maybe you could use it to find which window has that PDF open, and close it.
    – wjandrea
    1 hour ago














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Suppose I open a file (pdf) with a command line in Ubuntu by running



xdg-open abc.pdf


The pdf is shown in a pdf reader which is set as default.



Now how can I close this pdf viewer from the command line in Ubuntu?






14.04 command-line pdf xdg-open







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Suppose I open a file (pdf) with a command line in Ubuntu by running



xdg-open abc.pdf


The pdf is shown in a pdf reader which is set as default.



Now how can I close this pdf viewer from the command line in Ubuntu?






14.04 command-line pdf xdg-open




14.04 command-line pdf xdg-open






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    try pkill <pdf_viewer_process_name>
    – George Udosen
    1 hour ago












  • Just beware that this will close ALL pdfs opened with xdg-open - which is fine as long as that's your intent.
    – Eric Mintz
    1 hour ago










  • Not from command line, but you can press Alt+F4 to close a window (or sometimes Ctrl+Q or Ctrl+W). That might be more convenient in the end.
    – wjandrea
    1 hour ago












  • xdotool might be useful. Maybe you could use it to find which window has that PDF open, and close it.
    – wjandrea
    1 hour ago














  • 1




    try pkill <pdf_viewer_process_name>
    – George Udosen
    1 hour ago












  • Just beware that this will close ALL pdfs opened with xdg-open - which is fine as long as that's your intent.
    – Eric Mintz
    1 hour ago










  • Not from command line, but you can press Alt+F4 to close a window (or sometimes Ctrl+Q or Ctrl+W). That might be more convenient in the end.
    – wjandrea
    1 hour ago












  • xdotool might be useful. Maybe you could use it to find which window has that PDF open, and close it.
    – wjandrea
    1 hour ago








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try pkill <pdf_viewer_process_name>
– George Udosen
1 hour ago






try pkill <pdf_viewer_process_name>
– George Udosen
1 hour ago














Just beware that this will close ALL pdfs opened with xdg-open - which is fine as long as that's your intent.
– Eric Mintz
1 hour ago




Just beware that this will close ALL pdfs opened with xdg-open - which is fine as long as that's your intent.
– Eric Mintz
1 hour ago












Not from command line, but you can press Alt+F4 to close a window (or sometimes Ctrl+Q or Ctrl+W). That might be more convenient in the end.
– wjandrea
1 hour ago






Not from command line, but you can press Alt+F4 to close a window (or sometimes Ctrl+Q or Ctrl+W). That might be more convenient in the end.
– wjandrea
1 hour ago














xdotool might be useful. Maybe you could use it to find which window has that PDF open, and close it.
– wjandrea
1 hour ago




xdotool might be useful. Maybe you could use it to find which window has that PDF open, and close it.
– wjandrea
1 hour ago










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fuser -k -TERM FILE



Replace FILE with the name of the file in question.



check the link below for a fuller description (and be aware this is a powerful/ dangerous command)



https://unix.stackexchange.com/questions/396030/is-there-something-like-an-xdg-close-opposite-of-xdg-open






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    check the link below for a fuller description (and be aware this is a powerful/ dangerous command)



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        fuser -k -TERM FILE



        Replace FILE with the name of the file in question.



        check the link below for a fuller description (and be aware this is a powerful/ dangerous command)



        https://unix.stackexchange.com/questions/396030/is-there-something-like-an-xdg-close-opposite-of-xdg-open






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        fuser -k -TERM FILE



        Replace FILE with the name of the file in question.



        check the link below for a fuller description (and be aware this is a powerful/ dangerous command)



        https://unix.stackexchange.com/questions/396030/is-there-something-like-an-xdg-close-opposite-of-xdg-open







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