Split and merge PDF files

Improved input handle detection to reduce false hitsImproved keyword detection logic to eliminate false hits when input filenames happen to include pdftk keywords even, odd and endAdded option of prompting the user for the output when bursting a PDF. Also reviewed other filename prompting codeChanged the PDF parser to accept name tokens longer than 127 characters Fixed a problem with filling form choice fields in some PDFs where the old form value was stickingChanged pdftk behavior when handling subset fonts so it doesn’t alter font name “tags.” This was causing printing problems with Acrobat 3.01 on WindowsFixed a stream parsing bug that was causing page content to disappear after merge of PDFs generated by Microsoft Reporting Services PDF Rendering Extension 10.0.0.0Added multistamp and multibackground features provided by a Debian patchClear the signal mask as workaround to environments that turn off signals before calling pdftk. This problem is known to cause pdftk to hang in some Python web setups as well as in PHPSet locale to C as workaround to an unusual exceptionImproved reporting of output errors via Debian patchAdded support for UTF-8 data in update_info via Debian patch Added support for UTF-8 filenames via Debian patchUpdated build procedure to work better with newer versions of GCCAdded license information to the source tree for the third-party libraries that pdftk uses

Changes

• Improved input handle detection to reduce false hitsImproved keyword detection logic to eliminate false hits when input filenames happen to include pdftk keywords even, odd and endAdded option of prompting the user for the output when bursting a PDF. Also reviewed other filename prompting codeChanged the PDF parser to accept name tokens longer than 127 characters Fixed a problem with filling form choice fields in some PDFs where the old form value was stickingChanged pdftk behavior when handling subset fonts so it doesn’t alter font name “tags.” This was causing printing problems with Acrobat 3.01 on WindowsFixed a stream parsing bug that was causing page content to disappear after merge of PDFs generated by Microsoft Reporting Services PDF Rendering Extension 10.0.0.0Added multistamp and multibackground features provided by a Debian patchClear the signal mask as workaround to environments that turn off signals before calling pdftk. This problem is known to cause pdftk to hang in some Python web setups as well as in PHPSet locale to C as workaround to an unusual exceptionImproved reporting of output errors via Debian patchAdded support for UTF-8 data in update_info via Debian patch Added support for UTF-8 filenames via Debian patchUpdated build procedure to work better with newer versions of GCCAdded license information to the source tree for the third-party libraries that pdftk uses

If PDF is electronic paper, then pdftk is an electronic staple-remover, hole-punch, binder, secret-decoder-ring, and X-Ray-glasses. Pdftk is a command-line tool for doing everyday things with PDF documents. Keep one in the top drawer of your desktop and use it to:

• Merge PDF Documents
• Split PDF Pages into a New Document
• Decrypt Input as Necessary (Password Required)
• Encrypt Output as Desired
• Fill PDF Forms with FDF Data and/or Flatten Forms
• Apply a Background Watermark
• Report on PDF Metrics such as Metadata, Bookmarks, and Page Labels
• Update PDF Metadata
• Attach Files to PDF Pages or the PDF Document
• Unpack PDF Attachments
• Burst a PDF Document into Single Pages
• Uncompress and Re-Compress Page Streams
• Repair Corrupted PDF (Where Possible)