Advanced PDF Tools Command Line User Manual
Version: v3.0
Advanced PDF Tools can be
executed from command line called Advanced PDF Tools Command Line. Using the
command and parameters provided by the software specification, you can directly
edit or add data to PDFs, setting open action, page layout, page size, page
margin, page orientation, metadata, optimize for the web (linearize),
compression and others into your existing PDF files. You can easily call the
program from VC, VB, Delphi, ASP, PHP, .Net and other languages or scripts. You
can integrate this product into your web solution. If you have developer
license, you can embed the program in your own application and distribute it
royalty free.
Features
-
Support up to PDF 1.8
and Acrobat 9 documents
-
Extract and display
the filename, PDF version, encryption status (128-bits or 64-bits), page
count, all page size (size of media box and crop ox of all pages), open
action status, title, subject, author, keywords, modification date,
creation date, producer, creator, custom fields, metadata content,
rotate angle, page mode, view reference and page layout if the file have
-
Export the source XML
Metadata from PDF files
-
Return the data via
standard output and/or redirect to a text file
-
File path and
filename can be printed at the beginning of the returned data
-
Keep track of the
progress in a convenient log file
-
Support Batch
processing, return data from a single or multiple PDF files
-
Insert a XML file
into PDF files
-
Set how the new
output file displays when opening
-
Set the document Page
Mode, layout, open action and start page number
-
Do NOT need Adobe
Acrobat software
-
Change the page size
and page content in your PDF files
-
Set page size to A3,
A4, Letter, B4, B5, Legal, Custom Size
-
Scale the page size
and page content
-
Rotate the page and
page content (0, 90, 180, 270, 360, any angle)
-
Set the page margin,
page offset
-
Set available pages
range
-
Optimize for the web
(linearize)
-
Support reducing the
size and improving the reliability of a PDF document, including Remove
Metadata, Remove JavaScript, Remove thumbnails, Remove bookmarks, Remove
private data, etc.
-
Support compression
and resizing Color, Grayscale and Monochrome images in a PDF file
-
Support JPEG2000,
JPEG, Flate compression for Color images in a PDF file
-
Support JPEG, Flate
compression for Grayscale images in a PDF file
-
Support CCITT G4,
Flate compression for Monochrome images in a PDF file
-
Replace/Append
keywords field or custom properties to existing PDF file
Advanced
PDF Tools Copyright (C) 2000-2008 VeryPDF.com Inc
Website:
http://www.verypdf.com
Release
Date: Sep 13 2008
Usage:
pdftools.exe [options] { [-i ] "input-file" }
"output-file"
Options:
-i "PDF file name" : A PDF
filename or a directory for input.
-o "PDF file name" : PDF filename for output.
-r
: Show the detail information for input pdf file(s)
-t "Title"
: Set title
-a "Author"
: Set author
-s "Subject"
: Set subject
-k "Keywords"
: Set keywords
-d "CreatedDate"
: Set create date
-m "ModifyDate"
: Set modify date
-c "Creator"
: Set creator
-p "Producer"
: Set producer
-D
: Write document summaries into PDF file in ASCII
-e "MetaData"
: Set MetaData, select a XML file for set metadata or "" to clear metadata
-b "PageMode"
: Set PageMode
-x "PageBox"
: Set PageBox for PDF file
-X "PageBoxes"
: Remove or set Crop, Bleed, Trim, Art boxes
-g "PageLayOut"
: Set PageLayOut
-n "PageViewReferce"
: Set PageViewReferce
-q "OpenAction"
: Set OpenAction
-f "Rotate"
: Set PDF page rotation
-v
: View the PDF file after process
-u "Page Range"
: Set page range
-w Page
Number : Set the current page when open the file
-z "Page Scale"
: Set the pages size by page scale
-y
: Add new information to PDF files
-j
: Change PDF page content
-J "Content scale" :
Extended scale PDF page content
-@
: Change PDF page content rotation
-#
: Change PDF page margin size
-~
: Change PDF page margin offset
-! "Linearized"
: Change PDF document to Linearized document
-^
: Reverse PDF document pages order
-&
: Remove pages from PDF file
-*
: Insert pages to PDF file
-l "Log file
name" : Specify log file for output message
-S "options"
: Set more options to PDF files
-S "linearize=true": Optimize PDF file for fast web view
-S "skip=true" : Skip existing PDF files instead
of overwrite
-S "openpwd=XXX" : Set 'open password' to PDF file
-S "ownerpwd=XXX" : Set 'owner password' to PDF file
-S "keylen=X" : Key length (40 or 128 bit)
-S "keylen=0" : 40 bit RC4 encryption
(Acrobat 3 or higher)
-S "keylen=1" : 128 bit RC4 encryption
(Acrobat 5 or higher)
-S "keylen=2" : 128 bit AES encryption
(Acrobat 7 or higher)
-S "-permission=XXX" : Restrictions
-S "-permission=0" : Deny anything
-S "-permission=1" : Allowed print the document
-S "-permission=2" : Allowed modify the content of the
document
-S "-permission=4" : Allowed copy text and graphics
from the document
-S "-permission=8" : Allowed add or modify annotations
-S "-permission=16" : Allowed fill in interactive form fields
-S "-permission=32" : Allowed extract text and graphics from
the document
-S "-permission=64" : Allowed assemble the document
-S "-permission=128": Allowed print the document with high
resolution
-S "attachfiles=file1|file2|file3|file4" : Attach files into PDF file
e.g. -S "attachfiles=C:\1.txt|C:\2.jpg|C:\3.pdf"
-S "attachfiles=C:\filelist.lst" : Retrieve files from a .txt file
-S "collection=true" : Enable collection feature for attachments
-S "collection=false" : Disable collection feature for attachments
-$
"Registration key": Set your registration key for PDF Tools software
-?
: Help
-h
: Help
The
command line syntax is UNIX like. Command line arguments in brackets ([ ...])
are optional. Arguments in curly brackets ({ ... }) can be repeated.
-i, -o
The
option -i is to specify a PDF filename or a directory for input, and the
option -o to specify the PDF filename for output.
pdftools.exe -i "C:\input.pdf"
-o "C:\output.pdf"
Usually all of the command (except help and
registration) need to specify the input file and output file. If you don't
specify the -o parameter (output file), the default output will overwrite the
input file.
-r
The option -r is to show the detail
information of selected PDF files, including file name, PDF version, security,
file page count, title, author, etc.
pdftools.exe -i "C:\input.pdf"
-r
where the
"C:\input.pdf" is the file's path name.
-t
pdftools.exe -i "C:\input.pdf"
-o "C:\output.pdf" -t "title"
-a
pdftools.exe -i "C:\input.pdf"
-o "C:\output.pdf" -a "author"
-s
pdftools.exe -i "C:\input.pdf"
-o "C:\output.pdf" -s "subject"
-k
pdftools.exe -i "C:\input.pdf"
-o "C:\output.pdf" -k "keywords"
-d
pdftools.exe -i "C:\input.pdf"
-o "C:\output.pdf" -d "D:YYYYMMDDHHmmSSOHH'mm'"
For example, you can input
pdftools.exe -i "C:\input.pdf" -o "C:\output.pdf" -d "D:20040930122809-07'00'"
D:YYYYMMDDHHmmSSOHH'mm' is the form of date where
YYYY is the year
MM is the month
DD is the day (01--C31)
HH is the hour (00--C23)
mm is the minute (00--C59)
SS is the second (00--C59)
O is the relationship of local time to Universal Time (UT), denoted by
one of the characters +, −, or Z (see below)
HH followed by ' is the absolute value of the offset from UT in
hours (00--C23)
mm followed by ' is the absolute value of the offset from UT in
minutes (00--C59)
The apostrophe character (') after HH and mm is part of the
syntax. All fields after the year are optional. (The prefix D:, although
also optional, is strongly recommended.)
The default values for MM and DD are both 01; all other
numerical fields default to zero values. A plus sign (+) as the value of
the O field signifies that local time is later than UT, a minus sign (−)
signifies that local time is earlier than UT, and the letter Z signifies
that local time is equal to UT. If no UT information is specified, the
relationship of the specified time to UT is considered to be unknown. Regardless
of whether the time zone is known, the rest of the date should be specified in
local time.
For example, December 23, 1998, at 7:52 PM, U.S. Pacific Standard Time, is
represented
by the string D:199812231952-08'00'
-m
pdftools.exe -i "C:\input.pdf"
-o "C:\output.pdf" -m "D:YYYYMMDDHHmmSSOHH'mm'"
The date has
the same format as -d.
-c
pdftools.exe -i "C:\input.pdf"
-o "C:\output.pdf" -c "creator"
-p
pdftools.exe -i "C:\input.pdf"
-o "C:\output.pdf" -p "producer"
-b
pdftools.exe -i "C:\input.pdf"
-o "C:\output.pdf"
-b "option"
where the "option" is a name object specifying how
the document should be displayed when opened. The value can be as following:
| Value |
Description |
| UseNone |
Neither document outline nor thumbnail
images visible |
| UseOutlines |
Document outline (such as bookmarks)
visible |
| UseThumbs |
Thumbnail images visible |
| FullScreen |
Full-screen mode, with no menu bar,
window controls, or any other window visible |
| UseOC |
(PDF 1.5) Optional content group panel
visible |
For example, you can input
pdftools.exe -i "C:\input.pdf"
-o "C:\output.pdf"
-b "UseNone"
to hide outline or thumbnail, or
pdftools.exe -i "C:\input.pdf"
-o "C:\output.pdf"
-b "UseOutlines"
to display the outline (bookmarks) of the file output.pdf when opening, or
pdftools.exe -i "C:\input.pdf"
-o "C:\output.pdf"
-b "UseThumbs"
to display thumbnail images when opening the
output.pdf, and
pdftools.exe -i "C:\input.pdf"
-o "C:\output.pdf"
-b "FullScreen"
or to open the
file with in full screen, or
pdftools.exe -i "C:\input.pdf"
-o "C:\output.pdf"
-b "UseOC"
More than one value can be set
separated by comma or blank, e.g.
pdftools.exe
-i "C:\input.pdf" -o
"C:\output.pdf" -b
"FullScreen UseOutlines"
There is no order among -i, -o and -b,
so you can also write as this,
pdftools.exe -b "FullScreen
UseOutlines"
-i "C:\input.pdf" -o
"C:\output.pdf"
-w
The option -w
is to set the current page when opening the PDF file.
pdftools.exe
-i "C:\input.pdf" -o
"C:\output.pdf"
-w number
where "number" is the open page number, e.g.
pdftools.exe
-i "C:\input.pdf" -o
"C:\output.pdf"
-w 2
to set page 2 the start page when opening
-q
pdftools.exe
-i "C:\input.pdf" -o
"C:\output.pdf"
-q "option"
where the option is magnification value as
follows:
| Value |
Description |
| FitBH |
(PDF 1.1) Display the page with the
contents of the page magnified just enough to fit the entire width of
its bounding box within the window |
| FitH |
Display the page with the contents of
the page magnified just enough to fit the entire width of the page
within the window |
| Fit |
Display the page with its contents
magnified just enough to fit the entire page within the
window both horizontally and vertically. If the required horizontal and
vertical magnification factors are different, use the smaller of the
two, centering the page within the window in the other dimension |
| FitV |
Display the page the contents of the
page magnified just enough to fit the entire height of the page within
the window |
| FitB |
(PDF 1.1) Display the page with its
contents magnified just enough to fit its bounding box entirely within
the window both horizontally and vertically. If the required horizontal
and vertical magnification factors are different, use the smaller of the
two, centering the bounding box within the window in the other dimension |
| FitBV |
(PDF 1.1) Display the page with the
contents of the page magnified just enough to fit the entire height of
its bounding box within the window |
| CLEAR |
Remove the page magnification from the
PDF file |
| >=25 |
Display pages with any
magnification>=25% |
| 50 |
Display pages with magnification=50% |
| <=1600 |
Display pages with any
magnification<=1600% |
For example, you can input
pdftools.exe
-i "C:\input.pdf" -o
"C:\output.pdf"
-q "FitBH"
to show the page with content to fit entire width
of page's bounding box within the window, with the same effect as "Fit
Visible" option in Adobe Acrobat v6.0 or "Fit visible" in Advanced
PDF Tools v2.0,
and
pdftools.exe
-i "C:\input.pdf" -o
"C:\output.pdf"
-q "FitH"
to show the page with content magnified just to
fit the width of page within the window, the same effect as "Fit Width"
in Adobe Acrobat v6.0 or "Fit width" in Advanced PDF Tools v2.0,
and
pdftools.exe
-i "C:\input.pdf" -o
"C:\output.pdf"
-q "Fit"
to show the page with content magnified to fit the
width and height of page within the window, the same effect as "Fit page"
in Adobe Acrobat v6.0 or "Fit in window" in Advanced PDF Tools v2.0,
and
pdftools.exe
-i "C:\input.pdf" -o
"C:\output.pdf"
-q "FitV"
to show the page with content fitting to the
height of page within the window, like "Fit height" in Advanced PDF Tools
v2.0, and
pdftools.exe
-i "C:\input.pdf" -o
"C:\output.pdf"
-q "FitB"
to show the page with content large enough to fit
the width and height of bounding box of page within the window,
and
pdftools.exe
-i "C:\input.pdf" -o
"C:\output.pdf"
-q "FitBV"
to show the page with content to fit the height of
bounding box of page within the window,
and
pdftools.exe
-i "C:\input.pdf" -o
"C:\output.pdf"
-q "CLEAR"
to remove the page magnification from the PDF
file,
and
pdftools.exe
-i "C:\input.pdf" -o
"C:\output.pdf"
-q "100"
to show the page with magnification 100%, like "Actual
Size" in Adobe Acrobat v6.0.
-g
The option -g
specifies the page layout to be used when the document is opened.
pdftools.exe
-i "C:\input.pdf" -o
"C:\output.pdf"
-g "option"
where the option can be one of the following
values:
| Value |
Description |
| Singlepage |
Display one page at a time |
| OneColumn |
Display the pages in one column |
| TwoColumnLeft |
Display the pages in two columns, with
odd numbered pages on the left |
| TwoColumnRight |
Display the pages in two columns, with
odd numbered pages on the right |
For example, you can input
pdftools.exe
-i "C:\input.pdf" -o
"C:\output.pdf"
-g "Singlepage"
or
pdftools.exe
-i "C:\input.pdf" -o
"C:\output.pdf"
-g "OneColumn"
or
pdftools.exe
-i "C:\input.pdf" -o
"C:\output.pdf"
-g "TwoColumnLeft"
or
pdftools.exe
-i "C:\input.pdf" -o
"C:\output.pdf"
-g "TwoColumnRight"
-n
pdftools.exe
-i "C:\input.pdf" -o
"C:\output.pdf"
-n "Key Key-value "
where the
Key is an optional name of one of the followings, and the
Key-value is a Boolean type
value also described below:
| Key |
Description and Default Value |
| HideToolbar |
(Optional) A flag specifying whether
to hide the viewer application's tool bars when the document is active.
Default value:
false. |
| HideMenubar |
(Optional) A flag specifying whether
to hide the viewer application's menu bar when the document is active.
Default value:
false. |
| HideWindowUI |
(Optional) A flag specifying whether
to hide user interface elements in the document's window (such as scroll
bars and navigation controls), leaving only the document's contents
displayed. Default value:
false. |
| FitWindow |
(Optional) A flag specifying whether
to resize the document's window to fit the size of the first displayed
page. Default value:
false. |
| CenterWindow |
(Optional) A flag specifying whether
to position the document's window in the center of the screen. Default
value:
false. |
| DisplayDocTitle |
(Optional; PDF 1.4) A flag specifying
whether the window's title bar should display the document title taken
from the Title entry of the document information. If false, the
title bar should instead display the name of the PDF file containing the
document. Default value:
false. |
The former three keys are interface option, and
the latter three keys are window option. You can input more than one keys after
-n, e.g.
pdftools.exe
-i "C:\input.pdf" -o
"C:\output.pdf"
-n "HideMenubar false
HideToolbar true HideWindowUI false FitWindow true CenterWindow false
DisplayDocTitle false"
-f
pdftools.exe
-i "C:\input.pdf" -o
"C:\output.pdf"
-f "90"
where 90
is the degree of rotation, which can be replaced by other degree such as
180,
270,
-90,
-180,etc.
-x
pdftools.exe
-i "C:\input.pdf" -o
"C:\output.pdf"
-x "llx
lly urx
ury"
where the parameter "llx
lly urx
ury"
is a form of rectangles, which is described in remark one.
Remark One: Rectangle Description
Rectangles are used to describe locations on a page and bounding boxes for a
variety of objects, such as fonts. A rectangle is written as an array of four
numbers giving the coordinates of a pair of diagonally opposite corners.
Typically, the array takes the form [llx
lly urx
ury]
specifying the lower-left x, lower-left y,
upper-right x, and upper-right y coordinates of the rectangle, in that order.
The other two corners of the rectangle are
then assumed to have coordinates (llx, ury) and (urx, lly).
Remark Two: Usually there are three size
unit such as point (pt), inch (in), millimeter (mm). Point size can be converted
to inch like point/72=inch, and point to millimeter like
point/72*25.4=millimeter. For example, the 595.5pt can be 8.27in or 210.06mm
by calculating as:
595.5/72=8.27
595.5/72*25.4=210.06
Remark Three: if urx (Width) or ury
(Height) equal zero, the
value of urx (Width) or ury (Height) will be calculated automatically, maintain their original
aspect ratio,
eg.
pdftools.exe -i C:\in.pdf -o C:\out.pdf -x "0 0 612 792" -j "612 792 true"
pdftools.exe -i C:\in.pdf -o C:\out.pdf -x "0 0 612 0"
-j "612 0 true"
//ury
(Height)
will be
calculated automatically
pdftools.exe -i C:\in.pdf -o C:\out.pdf -x "0 0 0
792" -j "0 792 true"
//urx
(Width)
will be
calculated automatically
-z
The option
-z is to set the page size by page scale
pdftools
-i "C:\input.pdf" -o
"C:\output.pdf"
-z "90 110"
means set page width to 90% of primary page width,
and page height to 110% of primary page height.
-j
pdftools.exe
-i "C:\input.pdf" -o
"C:\output.pdf"
-j "60% 70% true"
where the first parameter means
to set page content to 60% of the page width and the second parameter to 70% of
the page height, and the third parameter is a Boolean type value to set whether
to center on page.
Note:
You can also use
pdftools.exe
-i "C:\input.pdf" -o
"C:\output.pdf"
-j "60 70 true"
to set page content, where 60
and 70 are not scales, but the real size of the content. If you use -x to
set page size, you can use -j to scale to fit the page by using the last
two parameters of -x, e.g.
pdftools.exe -i "C:\input.pdf"
-o "C:\output.pdf" -x "0 0 595.5 842.25" -j "595.5 842.25 true"
or
pdftools.exe -i "C:\input.pdf"
-o "C:\output.pdf" -x "0 0 595.5 842.25" -j "50% 100% true"
Remark: if Width or Height equal zero, the value of Width or Height
will be calculated automatically, maintain their original aspect ratio.
eg.
pdftools.exe -i C:\in.pdf -o C:\out.pdf -x "0 0 612 792" -j "612 792 true"
pdftools.exe -i C:\in.pdf -o C:\out.pdf -x "0 0 612
0" -j "612 0 true"
//Height
will be
calculated automatically
pdftools.exe -i C:\in.pdf -o C:\out.pdf -x "0 0 0
792" -j "0 792 true"
//Width
will be
calculated automatically
-@
pdftools.exe
-i "C:\input.pdf" -o
"C:\output.pdf"
"-@" "270"
to rotate
all of the page content of document of 270 degree.
-#
pdftools.exe
-i "C:\input.pdf" -o
"C:\output.pdf"
"-#" "25"
to set the page margin 25 pt.
-~
pdftools.exe
-i "C:\input.pdf" -o
"C:\output.pdf"
"-~" "20,30"
where the first parameter is x-offset and the next y-offset.
-u
-f, -x, -z, -j, @, -#, -~ can change in
the whole page rang. If you want these changes only affect some pages, you can
use -u command, e.g.
pdftools.exe
-i "C:\input.pdf" -o
"C:\output.pdf"
-u "2,4-8,29-32,38"
where
2,4-8,29-32,38
is the page range available to -x, -f, -z, -@, -#,
-~
Note: Page number starts from 1.
-e
pdftools.exe
-i "C:\input.pdf" -o
"C:\output.pdf"
-e "C:\metadata.xml"
to select
a XML file to add to the input.pdf file.
pdftools.exe
-i "C:\input.pdf" -o
"C:\output.pdf"
-e ""
to remove
the metadata from the file C:\input.pdf
Remark: Metadata
A PDF document may include general information, such as the document's title,
author, and creation and modification dates. Such global information about the
document (as opposed to its content or structure) is called metadata and is
intended to assist in cataloguing and searching for documents in external
databases. A document's metadata may also be added or changed by users or
plug-in extensions. Beginning with PDF 1.4, metadata can also be specified for
individual components of a document.
-X
The option
-X
is to remove or set Crop, Bleed, Trim, Art
boxes.
pdftools.exe
-i "C:\input.pdf" -o
"C:\output.pdf"
-X "Crop:Remove"
to remove
the Crop box.
pdftools.exe
-i "C:\input.pdf" -o
"C:\output.pdf"
-X "Crop:0 0 800 800"
to set the
Crop box.
You can
set Crop, Bleed, Trim and Art boxes separated by
comma, e.g.
pdftools.exe
-i "C:\input.pdf" -o
"C:\output.pdf"
-X "Crop:Remove,
Bleed:Remove, Trim:Remove, Art:Remove "
or
pdftools.exe
-i "C:\input.pdf" -o
"C:\output.pdf"
-X
"Crop:0 0 800 800,
Bleed:0 0 800 800, Trim:0 0 800 800, Art:0 0 800 800"
Remark: Page Boundaries
A PDF page may be prepared as part of a prepress process in which the content of
the page is placed on an intermediate medium, such as film or an imposed
reproduction plate. It is important to distinguish between the intermediate page
and the finished page. The intermediate page may often include additional
production-related content, such as bleeds or printer marks, that falls outside
the boundaries of the finished page. To handle such cases, a PDF page can define
as :
Media box: defines the boundaries of the
physical medium on which the page is to be printed. Content falling outside this
boundary can safely be discarded without affecting the meaning of the PDF file.
Crop box: the region to which the contents of the page are to be clipped
(cropped) when displayed or printed. The default value is the page's media
box.
Bleed box: the region to which the contents of the page should be clipped
when output in a production environment. The default value is the page's crop
box.
Trim box: the intended dimensions of the finished page after trimming.
The default value is the page's crop box.
Art box: the extent of the page's meaningful content (including potential
white space) as intended by the page's creator. The default
value is the page's crop box.
Note:
Media box set by -x in default.
-y
There are
several ways to add new information like follows:
Add new custom Properties to an existing PDF file
and overwrite original custom Properties,
pdftools
-i "C:\input.pdf" -o
"C:\output.pdf"
-y "key1=value1,key2=value2"
or
pdftools.exe
-i "C:\input.pdf" -o
"C:\output.pdf"
-y "/key1(value1) /key2(value2)"
Append new
custom Properties to an existing PDF file,
pdftools.exe
-i "C:\input.pdf" -o
"C:\output.pdf"
-y "+key1=value1,key2=value2"
or
pdftools.exe
-i "C:\input.pdf" -o
"C:\output.pdf"
-y "+/key1(value1) /key2(value2)"
e.g.
pdftools
-i "C:\input.pdf" -o
"C:\output.pdf"
-y "Our Company=VeryPDF Company, Support Email=support@verypdf.com, Our Web URL=http://www.verypdf.com"
or
pdftools.exe
-i "C:\input.pdf" -o
"C:\output.pdf"
-y "/Our#20Company(VeryPDF Company) /Support#20Email(support@verypdf.com)
/Our#20Web#20URL(http://www.verypdf.com)"
or
pdftools.exe
-i "C:\input.pdf" -o
"C:\output.pdf"
-y "+/Our#20Company(VeryPDF Company) /Support#20Email(support@verypdf.com)
/Our#20Web#20URL(http://www.verypdf.com)"
-v
Open the created PDF file in default PDF viewer application automatically.
pdftools.exe -i C:\input.pdf -o C:\output.pdf
-v
-!
The file
can be optimized for fast web viewing. The command allows you set fast web view
to your PDF document which can be downloaded for viewing on the web one page at
a time. If this option is not used, the entire PDF file downloads before it is
displayed.
pdftools.exe -i "C:\input.pdf"
-o "C:\output.pdf" "-!" "True"
to set
fast web view.
-^
pdftools.exe
-i "C:\input.pdf" -o
"C:\output.pdf"
"-^"
-&
pdftools.exe -i
"C:\input.pdf" -o "C:\output.pdf"
"-&" "1,2-4,9"
-*
pdftools.exe
-i "C:\input.pdf" -o
"C:\output.pdf"
"-*" "2|0|d:\pdf1.pdf/1,2-4,9|d:\pdf2.pdf/1,3"
insert pages specified by page range (/1,2-4,9) of
d:\pdf1.pdf and d:\pdf2.pdf into C:\input.pdf before second page. 2 means
source file's page number, 0 means before and 1 after.
-l
pdftools.exe
-i "C:\input.pdf" -r
-l "C:\output.log"
-$
pdftools.exe "-$"
"Registration key"
Set your
registration key for PDF Tools software.
-? , -h
pdftools.exe -?
or
pdftools.exe -h
More Example Command Line
options:
Show PDF information:
pdftools.exe -i c:\input.pdf -r
pdftools.exe -i c:\input.pdf -R
pdftools.exe -i c:\*.pdf -R
Summary setting:
pdftools.exe -i c:\input.pdf -o c:\out.pdf -t title -s subject -l c:\err.log
pdftools.exe -i c:\input.pdf -t title -a author -k "123,456" -d "2003-11-11"
pdftools.exe -i c:\input.pdf -k "+PDF Tools"
pdftools.exe -i c:\pdfdir\*.pdf -o d:\ -s subject -k "book,rtf,doc,text,pdf"
Open action setting:
pdftools.exe -i c:\input.pdf -b "FullScreen UseOutlines"
pdftools.exe -i c:\input.pdf -x "0 0 800 800"
pdftools.exe -i c:\input.pdf -g "SinglePage"
pdftools.exe -i c:\input.pdf -n "HideToolbar true
pdftools.exe -i c:\input.pdf -q "FitBH" or -q "50"
Page setting:
pdftools.exe -i c:\input.pdf "-f" 90
pdftools.exe -i c:\input.pdf "-u" "2,4-8,29-32,38"
pdftools.exe -i c:\input.pdf "-w" 10
pdftools.exe -i c:\input.pdf "-z" "90 110"
pdftools.exe -i C:\input.pdf -o C:\out.pdf -x "0 0 612.0 792.0" -j "612.0 792.0
true"
pdftools.exe -i C:\input.pdf -o C:\out.pdf -x "0 0 612.0 0" -j "612.0 0 true"
pdftools.exe -i C:\input.pdf -o C:\out.pdf -x "0 0 0 792.0" -j "0 792.0 true"
pdftools.exe -i c:\input.pdf "-j" "90% 120% true"
pdftools.exe -i c:\input.pdf "-@" 90
pdftools.exe -i c:\input.pdf "-#" 12.5
pdftools.exe -i c:\input.pdf "-~" "12,15"
pdftools.exe -i c:\input.pdf "-!" true
pdftools.exe -i c:\input.pdf "-^" true
pdftools.exe -i c:\input.pdf "-&" "1,2-4,9"
pdftools.exe -i c:\input.pdf "-*" "2|0|d:\pdf1.pdf/1,2-4,9|d:\pdf2.pdf/1,3"
pdftools.exe -i c:\input.pdf "-*" "d:\pdf1.pdf|d:\pdf2.pdf"
pdftools.exe -i c:\input.pdf "-J" "firstpage=[0.75,0.75,0,160,0,0,0],evenpages=[0.84,0.84,0,-10,0,0,0],oddpages=[0.84,0.84,0,90,0,0,0]"
Metadata setting:
pdftools.exe -i c:\input.pdf -e "c:\metadata.xml"
Custom field setting:
pdftools.exe -i c:\input.pdf -y "key1=value1,key2=value2"
pdftools.exe -i c:\input.pdf -y "+key1=value1,key2=value2"
pdftools.exe -i c:\input.pdf -y "/key1(value1) /key2(value2)"
pdftools.exe -i c:\input.pdf -y "+/key1(value1) /key2(value2)"
pdftools.exe -i c:\input.pdf -y "Our Company=VeryPDF Company,Support Email=support@verypdf.com,Our
Web URL=http://www.verypdf.com"
pdftools.exe -i c:\input.pdf -y "/Our#20Company(VeryPDF Company)
/Support#20Email(support@verypdf.com) /Our#20Web#20URL(http://www.verypdf.com)"
Look for damaged PDF files in subdirectories:
pdftools.exe -i C:\temp\*.pdf -A -M
pdftools.exe -i C:\temp\*.pdf -A
pdftools.exe -i C:\temp\*.pdf -A -M -l C:\report.log
Enable Fast Web View to PDF files:
pdftools.exe -i C:\in.pdf -o C:\out.pdf -S "linearize=true"
pdftools.exe -i C:\*.pdf -o D:\*.pdf -S "linearize=true" -S "skip=true"
Set permissions and password to PDF files:
pdftools.exe -i C:\*.pdf -o D:\*.pdf -S ownerpwd=123 -S openpwd=123 -S keylen=2 -S
permission=129
Attach various files to PDF files:
pdftools.exe -S "attachfiles=C:\1.txt|C:\2.jpg|C:\3.pdf" -i C:\in.pdf -o C:\out.pdf
pdftools.exe -S "attachfiles=C:\*.*" -i C:\in.pdf -o C:\out.pdf
pdftools.exe -S "attachfiles=C:\filelist.lst" -i C:\in.pdf -o C:\out.pdf
pdftools.exe -S collection=true -S "attachfiles=C:\filelist.lst" -i C:\in.pdf -oC:\out.pdf
Register pdftools software:
pdftools.exe "-$" "Your Registration key"
Win98/ME/2000/XP/2003/Vista
OS (32bit and 64bit)
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:: PDF METADATA ::
PDF COMPRESSOR ::
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