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Re: Determining paper size of PDF via command-line tools?
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David Kastrup |
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Re: Determining paper size of PDF via command-line tools? |
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Tue, 21 Jan 2014 20:27:24 +0100 |
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Jim Long <address@hidden> writes:
> I have been lax in enforcing a paper size in my engraved files.
> This has been invisible to me, since apparently XPDF prints A4
> files on a US letter-sized printer without complaint.
>
> But some folks that I send PDFs to have noticed (and indeed I've
> noticed it sometimes when I print in an unfamiliar environment).
>
> Rather than re-engrave *everything*, I'd like to use a
> grep/awk/whatever command pipe to determine the paper size of
> certain PDF files. I'll then re-engrave only those which are
> identified as A4. Is this possible, and if so, can anyone please
> provide me a suitable UNIX command line that can identify the
> paper size referenced by a given PDF filename?
pdfinfo is a good bet.
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David Kastrup