scripts-fabq/notes/pdftk.md
Fabrice Quenneville 3d175495c9 Add notes on pdftk for PDF manipulation
- 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.
2024-09-23 16:53:44 -04:00

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pdftk

Table of Contents

Basic Commands

Merge PDFs

To merge two PDFs, use:

pdftk file1.pdf file2.pdf cat output merged.pdf

Append PDF

To append one PDF to another, use:

pdftk A=first.pdf B=second.pdf cat A B output combined.pdf

Cut pages from PDF

To only keep the first page:

pdftk file1.pdf cat 1-1 output output.pdf

Split PDF

To split a PDF into single pages, use:

pdftk input.pdf burst output page_%02d.pdf

Rotate PDF Pages

To rotate pages in a PDF, use:

pdftk input.pdf cat 1-endsouth output rotated.pdf

Encrypt PDF

To encrypt a PDF with a password, use:

pdftk input.pdf output encrypted.pdf user_pw yourpassword