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

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