mutool merge¶
The merge
command is used to pick out pages from two or more files and merge them into a new output file.
mutool merge [-o output.pdf] [-O options] input.pdf [pages] [input2.pdf] [pages2] ...
Note
Command line parameters within square brackets []
are optional.
[-o output.pdf]
The output filename. Defaults to “out.pdf” if not supplied.
[-O options]
Comma separated list of output options.
decompress
Decompress all streams (except compress-fonts/images).compress
Compress all streams, and is identical tocompress=flate
.or
compress=flate
which compresses all streams using Flate or CCITT Fax compression methods.or
compress=brotli
which compresses all streams using Brotli or CCITT Fax compression methods.compress-fonts
Compress embedded fonts.compress-images
Compress images.compression-effort=NUMBER
Desired effort in percent to spend compressing streams.0
is default effort level, or a number from1
, the minimum, and100
, the maximum effort.labels
Print labels for how to reach each object as comments in the output PDF.ascii
ASCII hex encode binary streams.pretty
Pretty-print objects with indentation.linearize
Optimize for web browsers. No longer supported!clean
Pretty-print graphics commands in content streams.sanitize
Sanitize graphics commands in content streams.incremental
Write changes as incremental update.objstms
Use object and cross-reference streams when creating PDF.appearance=yes
Create appearance streams for annotations that miss appearance streams.appearance=all
Recreate appearance streams for all annotations.continue-on-error
Continue saving the document even if there is an error.garbage
Garbage collect unused objects.or
garbage=compact
… and compact cross reference table.or
garbage=deduplicate
… and remove duplicate objects.decrypt
Write unencrypted document.encrypt=none|keep|rc4-40|rc4-128|aes-128|aes-256
Write encrypted document with specified algorithm.permissions=NUMBER
Document permissions to grant when encrypting.user-password=PASSWORD
Password required to read document.owner-password=PASSWORD
Password required to edit document.regenerate-id
Regenerate document id (default yes).
input.pdf
The first document.
[pages]
Comma separated list of page ranges for the first document (
input.pdf
). The first page is “1”, and the last page is “N”. The default is “1-N”.
[input2.pdf]
The second document.
[pages2]
Comma separated list of page ranges for the second document (
input2.pdf
). The first page is “1”, and the last page is “N”. The default is “1-N”.
...
Indicates that we add as many additional
[input]
&[pages]
pairs as required to merge multiple documents.