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Pdftk is a simple tool for doing everyday things with PDF documents. Keep one in the top drawer of your desktop and use it to:

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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. Keep one in the top drawer of your desktop and use it to: * Merge PDF Documents * Split PDF Pages into a New Document * Rotate PDF Pages or Documents * Decrypt Input as Necessary (Password Required) * Encrypt Output as Desired * Fill PDF Forms with FDF Data or XFDF Data and/or Flatten Forms * Apply a Background Watermark or a Foreground Stamp * Report on PDF Metrics such as Metadata, Bookmarks, and Page Labels * 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)

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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.

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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.

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  • Merge PDF Documents

  • Split PDF Pages into a New Document

  • Rotate PDF Pages or Documents

  • Decrypt Input as Necessary (Password Required)

  • Encrypt Output as Desired

  • Fill PDF Forms with FDF Data or XFDF Data and/or Flatten Forms

  • Apply a Background Watermark or a Foreground Stamp

  • Report on PDF Metrics such as Metadata, Bookmarks, and Page Labels

  • 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)

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    Merge Two or More PDFs into a New Document
    pdftk 1.pdf 2.pdf 3.pdf cat output 123.pdf
    or (Using Handles):
    pdftk A=1.pdf B=2.pdf cat A B output 12.pdf
    or (Using Wildcards):
    pdftk *.pdf cat output combined.pdf
    Split Select Pages from Multiple PDFs into a New Document
    pdftk A=one.pdf B=two.pdf cat A1-7 B1-5 A8 output combined.pdf
    Rotate the First Page of a PDF to 90 Degrees Clockwise
    pdftk in.pdf cat 1E 2-end output out.pdf
    Rotate an Entire PDF Document's Pages to 180 Degrees
    pdftk in.pdf cat 1-endS output out.pdf
    Encrypt a PDF using 128-Bit Strength (the Default) and Withhold All Permissions (the Default)
    pdftk mydoc.pdf output mydoc.128.pdf owner_pw foopass
    Same as Above, Except a Password is Required to Open the PDF
    pdftk mydoc.pdf output mydoc.128.pdf owner_pw foo user_pw baz
    Same as Above, Except Printing is Allowed (after the PDF is Open)
    pdftk mydoc.pdf output mydoc.128.pdf owner_pw foo user_pw baz allow printing
    Decrypt a PDF
    pdftk secured.pdf input_pw foopass output unsecured.pdf
    Join Two Files, One of Which is Encrypted (the Output is Not Encrypted)
    pdftk A=secured.pdf mydoc.pdf input_pw A=foopass cat output combined.pdf
    Uncompress PDF Page Streams for Editing the PDF Code in a Text Editor
    pdftk mydoc.pdf output mydoc.clear.pdf uncompress
    Repair a PDF's Corrupted XREF Table and Stream Lengths (If Possible)
    pdftk broken.pdf output fixed.pdf
    Burst a Single PDF Document into Single Pages and Report its Data to doc_data.txt
    pdftk mydoc.pdf burst
    Report on PDF Document Metadata, Bookmarks and Page Labels
    pdftk mydoc.pdf dump_data output report.txt

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    pdftk 1.pdf 2.pdf 3.pdf cat output 123.pdf

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    pdftk <input PDF files | - | PROMPT> [input_pw <input PDF owner passwords | PROMPT>] [<operation> <operation arguments>] [output <output filename | - | PROMPT>] [encrypt_40bit | encrypt_128bit] [allow <permissions>] [owner_pw <owner password | PROMPT>] [user_pw <user password | PROMPT>] [flatten] [compress | uncompress] [keep_first_id | keep_final_id] [drop_xfa] [verbose] [dont_ask | do_ask] Where: <operation> may be empty, or: [cat | attach_files | unpack_files | burst | fill_form | background | stamp | generate_fdf dump_data | dump_data_fields | update_info] For Complete Help: pdftk --help

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    <input PDF files | - | PROMPT>

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    A list of the input PDF files. If you plan to combine these PDFs (without using handles) then list files in the order you want them combined. Use - to pass a single PDF into pdftk via stdin. Input files can be associated with handles, where a handle is a single, upper-case letter: <input PDF handle>=<input PDF filename> Handles are often omitted. They are useful when specifying PDF passwords or page ranges, later.

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    [<operation> <operation arguments>] If this optional argument is omitted, then pdftk runs in 'fil- ter' mode. Filter mode takes only one PDF input and creates a new PDF after applying all of the output options, like encryp- tion and compression. Available operations are: cat, attach_files, unpack_files, burst, fill_form, background, stamp, dump_data, dump_data_fields, generate_fdf, update_info. Some operations takes additional arguments, described below.

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    dump_data Reads a single, input PDF file and reports various statis- tics, metadata, bookmarks (a/k/a outlines), and page labels to the given output filename or (if no output is given) to stdout. Does not create a new PDF.

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    dump_data_fields Reads a single, input PDF file and reports form field statis- tics to the given output filename or (if no output is given) to stdout. Does not create a new PDF.

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    [output <output filename | - | PROMPT>] The output PDF filename may not be set to the name of an input filename. Use - to output to stdout. When using the dump_data operation, use output to set the name of the output data file. When using the unpack_files operation, use output to set the name of an output directory. When using the burst operation, you can use output to control the resulting PDF page filenames (described above).

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