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'''pdftk is not available in CentOS 7.x onwards at time of writing. Use [[CentOS 7.x pdfunit]] instead.''' | |||
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Revision as of 07:05, 12 June 2017
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pdftk
pdftk is a useful pdf manipulation tool. It allows one to:
- Merge PDF Documents
- Split PDF Pages into a New Document
- Decrypt Input as Necessary (Password Required)
- Encrypt Output as Desired
- Burst a PDF Document into Single Pages
- Report on PDF Metrics, including Metadata and Bookmarks
- Uncompress and Re-Compress Page Streams
- Repair Corrupted PDF (Where Possible)
Encrypting pdf with password
To encrypt pdf with password using 'pdftk' use:
pdftk <source_pdf> output <destination_pdf> user_pw PROMPT
Removing password from pdf
To remove password from a password-protected pdf use:
pdftk <input_pdf> input_pw PROMPT output <output_pdf>
pdftk is not available in CentOS 7.x onwards at time of writing. Use CentOS 7.x pdfunit instead.
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