#  `create`

Create a new PDF
## Usage
> pdftl `create` `[N][(geometry)]` `output` `<output>`

## Details
Creates a new PDF document. Currently generates blank pages, but will
be extensible for other content sources in the future.

Syntax: `[N][(spec)]`

Arguments:
  - `N`: Count of pages to create (default: 1).
  - `(spec)`: Geometry/size specification (default: A4).
## Examples

> Create a 1-page A4 blank PDF.
```
pdftl create output out.pdf
```

> Create a 5-page letter-sized PDF.
```
pdftl create '5(letter)' output out.pdf
```


**Tags**: pages, geometry, source

*Source: pdftl.operations.create*

*Read online: [https://pdftl.readthedocs.io/en/latest/operations/create.html](https://pdftl.readthedocs.io/en/latest/operations/create.html)*

*Type: Operation*