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1.3 KiB
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36 lines
1.3 KiB
Markdown
# PDF Batch Compressor
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## Functionality
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This nifty utility compresses PDF files via [Ghostscript](https://www.ghostscript.com/) in the folder where this script resides:
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:one: Create a sub-folder, ./compressed, and put the resultant compressed ones in it,
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:two: Compress files with any PDF extentions i.e., .pdf, .PDF, .pDf and so on,
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:three: Optional compression parameter to be supplied, namely, prepress, ebook (default) and screen - in the descending order of quality, and
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:four: Log output with the compressed file names and any error message in the sub-folder
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N.B. Make sure to make this script excutable via `chmod +x` or `chmod 755`, after downloading!
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## Installation
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```bash
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(base) to@mx:~$ bash --version
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GNU bash, version 4.4.12(1)-release (x86_64-pc-linux-gnu)
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(base) to@mx:~$ gs --help
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GPL Ghostscript 9.26 (2018-11-20)
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```
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## Help
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```bash
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tezzy@HP:~/Desktop$ ./pdf_batch_compressor.sh -h
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NAME
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Compress all the PDF files in the same folder as this script resides via
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Ghostscript and put them into a newly created "compressed" sub-folder
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SYNOPSIS
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pdf_batch_compressor.sh [OPTION]
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DESCRIPTION
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-s, --setting=SETTING
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override default ebook; prepress, ebook or screen (in the descending order of quality)
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-h, --help
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display this help and exit
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```
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