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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)

  • 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 <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
    • <input PDF files | - | PROMPT>
    • 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.
    • [<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.
    • 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.
    • 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.
    • [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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  • 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:
    
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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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