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How do I combine PDF files in Linux?

How do I combine PDF files in Linux?

Methods of Merging the PDF Files on the Command Line:

  1. $ sudo apt-get install pdftk.
  2. $ pdftk PDF1.pdf PDF2.pdf cat output PDF3.pdf.
  3. $ pdftk *.pdf cat output PDF3.pdf.
  4. $ sudo apt-get install poppler-utils.
  5. $ pdf unite PDF1.pdf PDF2.pdf PDF3.pdf.

How do I combine PDF files in terminal?

Here is a quick guide to get you up and running….How to set up an alias for pdfMerge

  1. Save the file.
  2. Quit the editor. Your new alias pdfMerge will be set for the next terminal you open.
  3. Open a new Terminal window and try it out:
  4. Type in pdfMerge output. pdf *.
  5. You now have one pdf-file with all your pdfs combined!

How to merge PDF files in command line on Linux?

Merge PDF Files In Command Line On Linux Using Poppler Poppler is a PDF rendering library based on the xpdf-3.0 code base. To install Poppler on Arch Linux based distributions, run: Once Poppler installed, run the following command to merge the pdf files in the current working directory.

How to install PDFtk on terminal in Ubuntu 18.04?

To install pdftk on terminal in Ubuntu 18.04, first add the pdftk repository More info: https://launchpad.net/~malteworld/+archive/ubuntu/ppa Press [ENTER] to continue or Ctrl-c to cancel adding it.

Which is better pdfunite or PDFtk for Linux?

Considering that pdfunite is part of poppler it has a higher chance to be installed, usage is also simpler than pdftk: or even this way for an improved version for low resolution PDFs (thanks to Adriano for pointing this out): In both cases the ouput resolution is much higher and better than this way using convert:

What’s the best way to convert pdf2ps to Linux?

I need a very simple/basic command line (CLI) solution. Best would be if I could pipe the output of the merge / convert straight into pdf2ps ( as originally attempted in my previously asked question here: Linux piping ( convert -> pdf2ps -> lp) ).