Create PDF command line

Is it possible to create a new pdf via command line? I am actually trying to create a new web page using this method.

Hi John
Actually, you can. But creating an empty PDF by commandline is maybe not what you want. Depending on the web-technology you are using it may be better to use this technology to create the PDF directly. in Java there are a lot of frameworks available to create PDF, like iText or PDFBox.
In Ruby on Rails you have plugins doing the same thing.
A bit strange, the answer of Aandi ;-), eh?
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