diff --git a/cheat/cheatsheets/cpdf b/cheat/cheatsheets/cpdf new file mode 100644 index 0000000..61c7243 --- /dev/null +++ b/cheat/cheatsheets/cpdf @@ -0,0 +1,132 @@ +# Read in.pdf, select pages 1, 2, 3 and 6, and write those pages to +# out.pdf +cpdf in.pdf 1-3,6 -o out.pdf + +# Select the even pages (2, 4, 6...) from in.pdf and write those pages +# to out.pdf +cpdf in.pdf even -o out.pdf + +# Using AND to perform several operations in order, here merging two +# files together and adding a copyright stamp to every page. +cpdf -merge in.pdf in2.pdf AND -add-text "Copyright 2014" -o out.pdf + +# Read control.txt and use its contents as the command line arguments +# for cpdf. +cpdf -control control.txt + +# Merge in.pdf and in2.pdf into one document, writing to out.pdf. +cpdf -merge in.pdf in2.pdf -o out.pdf + +# Split in.pdf into ten-page chunks, writing them to Chunk001.pdf, +# Chunk002.pdf etc +cpdf -split in.pdf -o Chunk%%%.pdf -chunk 10 + +# Split in.pdf on bookmark boundaries, writing each to a file whose +# name is the bookmark label +cpdf -split-bookmarks 0 in.pdf -o @N.pdf + +# Scale both the dimensions and contents of in.pdf by a factor of two +# in x and y directions. +cpdf -scale-page "2 2" in.pdf -o out.pdf + +# Scale the pages in in.pdf to fit the US Letter page size, writing to +# out.pdf +cpdf -scale-to-fit usletterportrait in.pdf -o out.pdf + +# Shift the contents of the page by 26 pts in the x direction, and 18 +# millimetres in the y direction, writing to out.pdf +cpdf -shift "26pt 18mm" in.pdf -o out.pdf + +# Rotate the contents of the pages in in.pdf by ninety degrees and +# write to out.pdf. +cpdf -rotate-contents 90 in.pdf -o out.pdf + +# Crop the pages in in.pdf to a 600 pts by 400 pts rectangle. +cpdf -crop "0 0 600pt 400pt" in.pdf -o out.pdf + +# Encrypt using 128bit PDF encryption using the owner password 'fred' +# and the user password 'joe' +cpdf -encrypt 128bit fred joe in.pdf -o out.pdf + +# Decrypt using the owner password, writing to out.pdf. +cpdf -decrypt in.pdf owner=fred -o out.pdf + +# Compress the data streams in in.pdf, writing the result to out.pdf. +cpdf -compress in.pdf -o out.pdf + +# Decompress the data streams in in.pdf, writing to out.pdf. +cpdf -decompress in.pdf -o out.pdf + +# List the bookmarks in in.pdf. This would produce: +cpdf -list-bookmarks in.pdf + +# Outputs: + +# Add bookmarks in the same form from a prepared file bookmarks.txt to +# in.pdf, writing to out.pdf. +cpdf -add-bookmarks bookmarks.txt in.pdf -o out.pdf + +# Use the Split style to build a presentation from the PDF in.pdf, +# each slide staying 10 seconds on screen unless manually advanced. +# The first page, being a title does not move on automatically, and +# has no transition effect. +cpdf -presentation in.pdf 2-end -trans Split -duration 10 -o out.pdf + +# Stamp the file watermark.pdf on to each page of in.pdf, writing the +# result to out.pdf. +cpdf -stamp-on watermark.pdf in.pdf -o out.pdf + +# Add a page number and date to all the pages in in.pdf using the +# Courier font, writing to out.pdf +cpdf -topleft 10 -font Courier -add-text "Page %Page\nDate %d-%m-%Y" in.pdf -o out.pdf + +# Two up impose the file in.pdf, writing to out.pdf +cpdf -twoup-stack in.pdf -o out.pdf + +# Add extra blank pages after pages one, three and four of a document. +cpdf -pad-after 1,3,4 in.pdf -o out.pdf + +# List the annotations in a file in.pdf to standard output. +cpdf -list-annotations in.pdf + +# Might Produce: + +# -- # Annotation text content 1 # -- # -- # Annotation text content 2 +# -- + +# Copy the annotations from from.pdf to in.pdf, writing to out.pdf. +cpdf -copy-annotations from.pdf in.pdf -o out.pdf + +# Set the document title of in.pdf. writing to out.pdf. +cpdf -set-title "The New Title" in.pdf -o out.pdf + +# Set the document in.pdf to open with the Acrobat Viewer's toolbar +# hidden, writing to out.pdf. +cpdf -hide-toolbar true in.pdf -o out.pdf + +# Set the metadata in a PDF in.pdf to the contents of the file +# metadata.xml, and write the output to out.pdf. +cpdf -set-metadata metadata.xml in.pdf -o out.pdf + +# Set the document in.pdf to open in Acrobat Viewer showing two +# columns of pages, starting on the right, putting the result in +# out.pdf. +cpdf -set-page-layout TwoColumnRight in.pdf -o out.pdf + +# Set the document in.pdf to open in Acrobat Viewer in full screen +# mode, putting the result in out.pdf. +cpdf -set-page-mode FullScreen in.pdf -o out.pdf + +# Attach the file sheet.xls to in.pdf, writing to out.pdf. +cpdf -attach-file sheet.xls in.pdf -o out.pdf + +# Remove any attachments from in.pdf, writing to out.pdf. +cpdf -remove-files in.pdf -o out.pdf + +# Blacken all the text in in.pdf, writing to out.pdf. +cpdf -blacktext in.pdf -o out.pdf + +# Make sure all lines in in.pdf are at least 2 pts wide, writing to +# out.pdf. +cpdf -thinlines 2pt in.pdf -o out.pdf +