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--- tutorials:linux-cli-mergepdf [2023/09/12 09:16] – Zyzonix
+++ tutorials:linux-cli-mergepdf [2024/10/01 18:32] (current) – [Rotate PDF] Zyzonix
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-===== Merge PDF on Linux CLI =====
+===== PDF editing on Linux CLI =====
+==== Merge PDF ====
 You can easily merge two or more PDF's to one on Linux CLI - private and secure, without having the risk that any suspicious webservices crawls your data.
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 **1st. option:**
 Therefore install the package ''poppler-utils''.
-<code bash>sudo apt insall poppler-utils</code>
+<code bash>sudo apt install poppler-utils</code>
-The use ''pdfunite'':
+Then use ''pdfunite'':
 <code bash>pdfunite <inputfile-1> <inputfile-2> [<inputfile-x>] <final-file></code>
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 //Paritally sourced from [[https://linuxopsys.com/topics/merge-pdf-files-on-ubuntu|linuxopsys.com - Merge PDF]]//
+==== Rotate PDF ====
+It is also easy to rotate a PDF from CLI. Therefore install ''pdftk'' from the upper section.
+→ Then use this command to rotate clockwise:
+<code bash>pdftk <inputfile-1> cat 1east end output <final-file></code>
+→ To rotate anti-clockwise use this command:
+<code bash>pdftk <inputfile-1> cat 1west end output <final-file></code>
+By replacing e.g. ''1east'' with other cardinal directions, it is also possible to change a page by 180°.
+==== Delete page from PDF ====
+It is also easy to delete the last page from a PDF via CLI. Therefore also install ''pdftk'' from the upper section.
+→ Then use this command to delete the **last** page:
+<code bash>pdftk <inputfile-1> cat 1-r2 output <final-file></code>