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howtos:software:how_to_merge_pdf-files [2013/03/14 20:59 (UTC)] – Small corrections in use of wiki syntax and english language alienbob | howtos:software:how_to_merge_pdf-files [2013/03/15 09:58 (UTC)] – [ghostscript (gs)] markush | ||
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At first I will describe the tools which are already available on your Slackware computer if you have a complete installation. | At first I will describe the tools which are already available on your Slackware computer if you have a complete installation. | ||
- | ==== gs (GhostScript) ==== | + | ==== ghostscript |
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+ | The ghostscript package resides in Slackware' | ||
With GhostScript you can merge PDF files on the commandline | With GhostScript you can merge PDF files on the commandline | ||
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Thanks to mrclisdue from [[http:// | Thanks to mrclisdue from [[http:// | ||
- | ==== ImageMagick | + | ==== imagemagick |
- | FIXME People say that it is also possible to merge PDF documents with '' | + | The imagemagick package comes in Slackware's xap-series. |
+ | convert uses the -adjoin option to achieve this. | ||
+ | < | ||
+ | Thanks to jlinkels at [[http:// | ||
==== pdftk ==== | ==== pdftk ==== | ||
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pdftk can do more things than joining PDF files, for example rotating a document by 180 degrees is done this way: | pdftk can do more things than joining PDF files, for example rotating a document by 180 degrees is done this way: | ||
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+ | Thanks to brianL and michaelk at [[http:// | ||
==== pdfshuffler ==== | ==== pdfshuffler ==== | ||
- | pdfshuffler is also available at [[http:// | + | pdfshuffler is also available at [[http:// |
==== pdfjam ==== | ==== pdfjam ==== | ||
pdfjam is a LaTeX-package which is unfortunately **not** included in tetex. But those of us who have instead texlive installed have already pdfjam. It is also a commandline tool (like LaTeX). The documentation is available with the texdoc command | pdfjam is a LaTeX-package which is unfortunately **not** included in tetex. But those of us who have instead texlive installed have already pdfjam. It is also a commandline tool (like LaTeX). The documentation is available with the texdoc command | ||
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+ | Thanks to joghi at [[http:// | ||
< | < | ||
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====== Sources ====== | ====== Sources ====== |