Save each pdf file of a directory as another pdf (operation similar to print a pdf as a pdf)
Consider the following procedure:
1) Open a pdf file using the (ubuntu) document viewer.
2) Goto File
3) Goto print
4) Choose print as file and check the mark "pdf"
Yes, I am printing a pdf as pdf file. I have to do this for a large collection of files. I would like to do this running a script at the terminal.
Maybe you think that this procedure does not make any sense at all, but it actually was the only safe way I found to deal with the issue considered here. This stackoverflow question shows a problem with pdf files the EOF marker is not found. When I do the procedure described above, I am able to solve this problem [This is not the solution presented in stackoverflow site, which does not work here.]
I would like to this automatically with all files that present this issue.
I know that I should build one script (.sh) to this, but I do not know how to proceed.
An example of the pdf file (1) with problems is here
The corrected pdf file (2) is here
The only difference between them is that I opened the first using the "ubuntu document viewer", I went to "File", "Print", "Print to File", "Output=pdf".
I want to make this automatically.
EDIT:
I do NOT want to merge the files.
printing pdf
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Consider the following procedure:
1) Open a pdf file using the (ubuntu) document viewer.
2) Goto File
3) Goto print
4) Choose print as file and check the mark "pdf"
Yes, I am printing a pdf as pdf file. I have to do this for a large collection of files. I would like to do this running a script at the terminal.
Maybe you think that this procedure does not make any sense at all, but it actually was the only safe way I found to deal with the issue considered here. This stackoverflow question shows a problem with pdf files the EOF marker is not found. When I do the procedure described above, I am able to solve this problem [This is not the solution presented in stackoverflow site, which does not work here.]
I would like to this automatically with all files that present this issue.
I know that I should build one script (.sh) to this, but I do not know how to proceed.
An example of the pdf file (1) with problems is here
The corrected pdf file (2) is here
The only difference between them is that I opened the first using the "ubuntu document viewer", I went to "File", "Print", "Print to File", "Output=pdf".
I want to make this automatically.
EDIT:
I do NOT want to merge the files.
printing pdf
asked Dec 12 at 11:34
DanielTheRocketMan
3441314
1
Do you want to print them (on paper, using a printer) or "save them in another directory from terminal"?
– terdon♦
Dec 12 at 12:29
Save in another directory as pdf.
– DanielTheRocketMan
Dec 12 at 12:36
However, I do not want to copy them.
– DanielTheRocketMan
Dec 12 at 12:38
1
So you want to copy them? Are you just looking for a script that will runcp orig.pdf copy.pdffor each file? You've linked to an SO question with a lot of text and a lot of python, why is that relevant? Please edit and explain what you need.
– terdon♦
Dec 12 at 12:38
1
"The pdfminer error mentioned above": what is this error? How can we reproduce it so we can test our answers? If it is explained in the linked Stack Overflow question, then please reproduce the relevant information here.
– terdon♦
Dec 12 at 15:11
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Consider the following procedure:
1) Open a pdf file using the (ubuntu) document viewer.
2) Goto File
3) Goto print
4) Choose print as file and check the mark "pdf"
Yes, I am printing a pdf as pdf file. I have to do this for a large collection of files. I would like to do this running a script at the terminal.
Maybe you think that this procedure does not make any sense at all, but it actually was the only safe way I found to deal with the issue considered here. This stackoverflow question shows a problem with pdf files the EOF marker is not found. When I do the procedure described above, I am able to solve this problem [This is not the solution presented in stackoverflow site, which does not work here.]
I would like to this automatically with all files that present this issue.
I know that I should build one script (.sh) to this, but I do not know how to proceed.
An example of the pdf file (1) with problems is here
The corrected pdf file (2) is here
The only difference between them is that I opened the first using the "ubuntu document viewer", I went to "File", "Print", "Print to File", "Output=pdf".
I want to make this automatically.
EDIT:
I do NOT want to merge the files.
printing pdf
asked Dec 12 at 11:34
DanielTheRocketMan
3441314
Consider the following procedure:
1) Open a pdf file using the (ubuntu) document viewer.
2) Goto File
3) Goto print
4) Choose print as file and check the mark "pdf"
Yes, I am printing a pdf as pdf file. I have to do this for a large collection of files. I would like to do this running a script at the terminal.
Maybe you think that this procedure does not make any sense at all, but it actually was the only safe way I found to deal with the issue considered here. This stackoverflow question shows a problem with pdf files the EOF marker is not found. When I do the procedure described above, I am able to solve this problem [This is not the solution presented in stackoverflow site, which does not work here.]
I would like to this automatically with all files that present this issue.
I know that I should build one script (.sh) to this, but I do not know how to proceed.
An example of the pdf file (1) with problems is here
The corrected pdf file (2) is here
The only difference between them is that I opened the first using the "ubuntu document viewer", I went to "File", "Print", "Print to File", "Output=pdf".
I want to make this automatically.
EDIT:
I do NOT want to merge the files.
printing pdf
printing pdf
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Do you want to print them (on paper, using a printer) or "save them in another directory from terminal"?
– terdon♦
Dec 12 at 12:29
Save in another directory as pdf.
– DanielTheRocketMan
Dec 12 at 12:36
However, I do not want to copy them.
– DanielTheRocketMan
Dec 12 at 12:38
1
So you want to copy them? Are you just looking for a script that will runcp orig.pdf copy.pdffor each file? You've linked to an SO question with a lot of text and a lot of python, why is that relevant? Please edit and explain what you need.
– terdon♦
Dec 12 at 12:38
1
"The pdfminer error mentioned above": what is this error? How can we reproduce it so we can test our answers? If it is explained in the linked Stack Overflow question, then please reproduce the relevant information here.
– terdon♦
Dec 12 at 15:11
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show 4 more comments
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Do you want to print them (on paper, using a printer) or "save them in another directory from terminal"?
– terdon♦
Dec 12 at 12:29
Save in another directory as pdf.
– DanielTheRocketMan
Dec 12 at 12:36
However, I do not want to copy them.
– DanielTheRocketMan
Dec 12 at 12:38
1
So you want to copy them? Are you just looking for a script that will runcp orig.pdf copy.pdffor each file? You've linked to an SO question with a lot of text and a lot of python, why is that relevant? Please edit and explain what you need.
– terdon♦
Dec 12 at 12:38
1
"The pdfminer error mentioned above": what is this error? How can we reproduce it so we can test our answers? If it is explained in the linked Stack Overflow question, then please reproduce the relevant information here.
– terdon♦
Dec 12 at 15:11
1
1
Do you want to print them (on paper, using a printer) or "save them in another directory from terminal"?
– terdon♦
Dec 12 at 12:29
Do you want to print them (on paper, using a printer) or "save them in another directory from terminal"?
– terdon♦
Dec 12 at 12:29
Save in another directory as pdf.
– DanielTheRocketMan
Dec 12 at 12:36
Save in another directory as pdf.
– DanielTheRocketMan
Dec 12 at 12:36
However, I do not want to copy them.
– DanielTheRocketMan
Dec 12 at 12:38
However, I do not want to copy them.
– DanielTheRocketMan
Dec 12 at 12:38
1
1
So you want to copy them? Are you just looking for a script that will run
cp orig.pdf copy.pdf for each file? You've linked to an SO question with a lot of text and a lot of python, why is that relevant? Please edit and explain what you need.– terdon♦
Dec 12 at 12:38
So you want to copy them? Are you just looking for a script that will run
cp orig.pdf copy.pdf for each file? You've linked to an SO question with a lot of text and a lot of python, why is that relevant? Please edit and explain what you need.– terdon♦
Dec 12 at 12:38
1
1
"The pdfminer error mentioned above": what is this error? How can we reproduce it so we can test our answers? If it is explained in the linked Stack Overflow question, then please reproduce the relevant information here.
– terdon♦
Dec 12 at 15:11
"The pdfminer error mentioned above": what is this error? How can we reproduce it so we can test our answers? If it is explained in the linked Stack Overflow question, then please reproduce the relevant information here.
– terdon♦
Dec 12 at 15:11
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Make sure you have cups-pdf installed and added as printer. Note pdf printer name. (Optional) Edit /etc/cups/cups-pdf.conf: uncomment and change the line where is says #Out /var/spool/cups-pdf/${USER} to the desired output directory.
Then restart CUPS: sudo systemctl restart cups
Now in order to print do:
SOURCEDIR="/path/to/source/pdfs"
for i in "$SOURCEDIR"
do
lpr -P <pdf printer name> "$i"
done
Now copy the files from the default output directory to the desired location, if you didn't edit cups-pdf.conf
Install poppler-utils and run pdfunite input1.pdf input2.pdf input3.pdf output.pdf.
answered Dec 12 at 12:41
spacelander
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There are about hundred pdfs
– DanielTheRocketMan
Dec 12 at 12:45
And you want to make them all 100 into one pdf?
– spacelander
Dec 12 at 12:47
No I want to print each pdf file as a file one by one.
– DanielTheRocketMan
Dec 12 at 15:00
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Make sure you have cups-pdf installed and added as printer. Note pdf printer name. (Optional) Edit /etc/cups/cups-pdf.conf: uncomment and change the line where is says #Out /var/spool/cups-pdf/${USER} to the desired output directory.
Then restart CUPS: sudo systemctl restart cups
Now in order to print do:
SOURCEDIR="/path/to/source/pdfs"
for i in "$SOURCEDIR"
do
lpr -P <pdf printer name> "$i"
done
Now copy the files from the default output directory to the desired location, if you didn't edit cups-pdf.conf
Install poppler-utils and run pdfunite input1.pdf input2.pdf input3.pdf output.pdf.
answered Dec 12 at 12:41
spacelander
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There are about hundred pdfs
– DanielTheRocketMan
Dec 12 at 12:45
And you want to make them all 100 into one pdf?
– spacelander
Dec 12 at 12:47
No I want to print each pdf file as a file one by one.
– DanielTheRocketMan
Dec 12 at 15:00
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Make sure you have cups-pdf installed and added as printer. Note pdf printer name. (Optional) Edit /etc/cups/cups-pdf.conf: uncomment and change the line where is says #Out /var/spool/cups-pdf/${USER} to the desired output directory.
Then restart CUPS: sudo systemctl restart cups
Now in order to print do:
SOURCEDIR="/path/to/source/pdfs"
for i in "$SOURCEDIR"
do
lpr -P <pdf printer name> "$i"
done
Now copy the files from the default output directory to the desired location, if you didn't edit cups-pdf.conf
Install poppler-utils and run pdfunite input1.pdf input2.pdf input3.pdf output.pdf.
answered Dec 12 at 12:41
spacelander
40227
There are about hundred pdfs
– DanielTheRocketMan
Dec 12 at 12:45
And you want to make them all 100 into one pdf?
– spacelander
Dec 12 at 12:47
No I want to print each pdf file as a file one by one.
– DanielTheRocketMan
Dec 12 at 15:00
add a comment |
Make sure you have cups-pdf installed and added as printer. Note pdf printer name. (Optional) Edit /etc/cups/cups-pdf.conf: uncomment and change the line where is says #Out /var/spool/cups-pdf/${USER} to the desired output directory.
Then restart CUPS: sudo systemctl restart cups
Now in order to print do:
SOURCEDIR="/path/to/source/pdfs"
for i in "$SOURCEDIR"
do
lpr -P <pdf printer name> "$i"
done
Now copy the files from the default output directory to the desired location, if you didn't edit cups-pdf.conf
Install poppler-utils and run pdfunite input1.pdf input2.pdf input3.pdf output.pdf.
answered Dec 12 at 12:41
spacelander
40227
Make sure you have cups-pdf installed and added as printer. Note pdf printer name. (Optional) Edit /etc/cups/cups-pdf.conf: uncomment and change the line where is says #Out /var/spool/cups-pdf/${USER} to the desired output directory.
Then restart CUPS: sudo systemctl restart cups
Now in order to print do:
SOURCEDIR="/path/to/source/pdfs"
for i in "$SOURCEDIR"
do
lpr -P <pdf printer name> "$i"
done
Now copy the files from the default output directory to the desired location, if you didn't edit cups-pdf.conf
Install poppler-utils and run pdfunite input1.pdf input2.pdf input3.pdf output.pdf.
answered Dec 12 at 12:41
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answered Dec 12 at 12:41
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answered Dec 12 at 12:41
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There are about hundred pdfs
– DanielTheRocketMan
Dec 12 at 12:45
And you want to make them all 100 into one pdf?
– spacelander
Dec 12 at 12:47
No I want to print each pdf file as a file one by one.
– DanielTheRocketMan
Dec 12 at 15:00
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There are about hundred pdfs
– DanielTheRocketMan
Dec 12 at 12:45
And you want to make them all 100 into one pdf?
– spacelander
Dec 12 at 12:47
No I want to print each pdf file as a file one by one.
– DanielTheRocketMan
Dec 12 at 15:00
There are about hundred pdfs
– DanielTheRocketMan
Dec 12 at 12:45
There are about hundred pdfs
– DanielTheRocketMan
Dec 12 at 12:45
And you want to make them all 100 into one pdf?
– spacelander
Dec 12 at 12:47
And you want to make them all 100 into one pdf?
– spacelander
Dec 12 at 12:47
No I want to print each pdf file as a file one by one.
– DanielTheRocketMan
Dec 12 at 15:00
No I want to print each pdf file as a file one by one.
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Do you want to print them (on paper, using a printer) or "save them in another directory from terminal"?
– terdon♦
Dec 12 at 12:29
Save in another directory as pdf.
– DanielTheRocketMan
Dec 12 at 12:36
However, I do not want to copy them.
– DanielTheRocketMan
Dec 12 at 12:38
1
So you want to copy them? Are you just looking for a script that will run
cp orig.pdf copy.pdffor each file? You've linked to an SO question with a lot of text and a lot of python, why is that relevant? Please edit and explain what you need.– terdon♦
Dec 12 at 12:38
1
"The pdfminer error mentioned above": what is this error? How can we reproduce it so we can test our answers? If it is explained in the linked Stack Overflow question, then please reproduce the relevant information here.
– terdon♦
Dec 12 at 15:11