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'''Discard the cover page of a pdf''' | '''Discard the cover page of a pdf''' | ||
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pdftk wCover.pdf cat 2-end output NoCover.pdf | pdftk wCover.pdf cat 2-end output NoCover.pdf | ||
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===Collating two-sided documents=== | ===Collating two-sided documents=== | ||
2-sided document? No problem. Scan the original face side up first (odd pages); then flip it over and scan the second (even pages). Astute people will recognized that the second document is in reverse order compared to the first document. pdfTK can not only Merge the two documents, but '''ALSO''' can reverse the second document during collation so that the pages are in order. | 2-sided document? No problem. Scan the original face side up first (odd pages); then flip it over and scan the second (even pages). Astute people will recognized that the second document is in reverse order compared to the first document. pdfTK can not only Merge the two documents, but '''ALSO''' can reverse the second document during collation so that the pages are in order. | ||
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pdftk A=my.even.pdf B=my.odd.pdf shuffle A Bend-1 output my.full.pdf | pdftk A=my.even.pdf B=my.odd.pdf shuffle A Bend-1 output my.full.pdf | ||
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In our example, We specify documents handles using 'A' and 'B' to make it easier to refer to them. The operator "shuffle" acts like "cat" but means to collate the documents like shuffling a deck of cards. Using the 'A' and 'B' handles, we can also specify a range, and by reversing the range that 'B' should be read from the "end" to "page 1" using the handle "Bend-1". | In our example, We specify documents handles using 'A' and 'B' to make it easier to refer to them. The operator "shuffle" acts like "cat" but means to collate the documents like shuffling a deck of cards. Using the 'A' and 'B' handles, we can also specify a range, and by reversing the range that 'B' should be read from the "end" to "page 1" using the handle "Bend-1". | ||
===Discard blank pages=== | ===Discard blank pages=== | ||
If you have a scan that added blank pages (every even page), and you want to get rid of those, you would ask pdftk to 'cat' pages 1-end (but only the odd ones) and 'output' that to the file of your choice. | If you have a scan that added blank pages (every even page), and you want to get rid of those, you would ask pdftk to 'cat' pages 1-end (but only the odd ones) and 'output' that to the file of your choice. | ||
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pdftk ~/Desktop/DOC033115.pdf cat 1-endodd output ~/Desktop/ProofOfLearning.pdf | pdftk ~/Desktop/DOC033115.pdf cat 1-endodd output ~/Desktop/ProofOfLearning.pdf | ||
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===Cleaning up Bank Statements=== | ===Cleaning up Bank Statements=== | ||
This is a long one, because Jack Henry sucks. | This is a long one, because Jack Henry sucks. | ||
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# first download the statements, manually inserting a month digit for each one | # first download the statements, manually inserting a month digit for each one | ||
# then rename the whole batch to something more intelligent | # then rename the whole batch to something more intelligent | ||
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# and delete the monthly statement clutter | # and delete the monthly statement clutter | ||
rm 2014_ifs_??.pdf | rm 2014_ifs_??.pdf | ||
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You don't need to use extended globbing <ref>http://mywiki.wooledge.org/glob </ref>, but if you did, you'd be able to use patterns like | You don't need to use extended globbing <ref>http://mywiki.wooledge.org/glob </ref>, but if you did, you'd be able to use patterns like | ||
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# turn on extended globbing | # turn on extended globbing | ||
shopt -s extglob | shopt -s extglob | ||
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# unset | # unset | ||
shopt -u extglob | shopt -u extglob | ||
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===Order Numerically=== | ===Order Numerically=== | ||
This is really a feature of the <code>ls</code> command. If you have a series of files you wish to load in numeric order, but the numbering system is 'natural' instead of computer-friendly, then use the -v option to <code>ls</code>. I.e. you have 1.pdf, 2.pdf... 11.pdf, 12.pdf. | This is really a feature of the <code>ls</code> command. If you have a series of files you wish to load in numeric order, but the numbering system is 'natural' instead of computer-friendly, then use the -v option to <code>ls</code>. I.e. you have 1.pdf, 2.pdf... 11.pdf, 12.pdf. | ||
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pdftk $(ls -v *.pdf) cat output my.combined.pdf | pdftk $(ls -v *.pdf) cat output my.combined.pdf | ||
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{{References}} | {{References}} | ||
[[Category:Tools]] | [[Category:Tools]] | ||