Fabrice Quenneville
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- Included basic commands for common PDF tasks using pdftk - Added instructions for: - Merging PDFs - Appending one PDF to another - Cutting specific pages from a PDF - Splitting PDFs into individual pages - Rotating PDF pages - Encrypting PDFs with a password This commit provides essential pdftk commands for managing and manipulating PDF files.
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# pdftk
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## Table of Contents
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- [pdftk](#pdftk)
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- [Table of Contents](#table-of-contents)
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- [Basic Commands](#basic-commands)
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## Basic Commands
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**Merge PDFs**
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To merge two PDFs, use:
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```
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pdftk file1.pdf file2.pdf cat output merged.pdf
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```
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**Append PDF**
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To append one PDF to another, use:
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```
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pdftk A=first.pdf B=second.pdf cat A B output combined.pdf
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```
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**Cut pages from PDF**
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To only keep the first page:
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```
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pdftk file1.pdf cat 1-1 output output.pdf
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```
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**Split PDF**
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To split a PDF into single pages, use:
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```
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pdftk input.pdf burst output page_%02d.pdf
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```
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**Rotate PDF Pages**
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To rotate pages in a PDF, use:
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```
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pdftk input.pdf cat 1-endsouth output rotated.pdf
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```
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**Encrypt PDF**
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To encrypt a PDF with a password, use:
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```
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pdftk input.pdf output encrypted.pdf user_pw yourpassword
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```
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