unit

Sets the dimension units that govern placement commands.

Syntax

unit UnitName

Parameters

UnitName

Unit name.  Valid values:

inch inches (default)
cm centimeters
pics PDF native pixels at 72dpi
page Percent of page width and height

Notes

Example

Use centimeters.

unit cm

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Format

Meaning

Italic

Information that the user must supply
 

Bold

Elements that the user must type exactly as shown.

Between brackets ([])

Optional items
 

Ellipsis (...)

Parameter that can be repeated several times