Fun with Pdf

Submitted by hemanth on Sat, 12/20/2008 - 11:05
Ever wanted to combine or merger many pdf files to a single file , no issues , you can do it easily on the shell.

If PDF is electronic paper, then pdftk is an electronic staple-remover,hole-punch, binder, secret-decoder-ring, and X-Ray-glasses. Pdftk is a simple tool for doing everyday things with PDF documents. Use it to:

 * Merge PDF Documents
 * Split PDF Pages into a New Document
 * Rotate PDF Documents or Pages
 * Decrypt Input as Necessary (Password Required)
 * Encrypt Output as Desired
 * Fill PDF Forms with X/FDF Data and/or Flatten Forms
 * Generate FDF Data Stencil from PDF Forms
 * Apply a Background Watermark or a Foreground Stamp
 * Report PDF Metrics such as Metadata and Bookmarks
 * Update PDF Metadata
 * Attach Files to PDF Pages or the PDF Document
 * Unpack PDF Attachments
 * Burst a PDF Document into Single Pages
 * Uncompress and Re-Compress Page Streams
 * Repair Corrupted PDF (Where Possible)


Do this first : sudo apt-get install pdftk
To merge : pdftk *.pdf cat output all.pdf




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