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page-level pdf surgery — merge · extract · reorder · rotate — lopdf on homelab

pdf-tools / extract

pdf-tools drop a pdf:

$ drag a pdf here $ or click to browse

pages to keep:

comma-separated ranges, 1-indexed. 1-3 = pages 1 through 3. 10- = page 10 to the end. 5 = just page 5. any combination.

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pdf-tools / reorder

pdf-tools drop a pdf:

$ drag a pdf here $ or click to browse

new page order:

comma-separated list, must be a permutation of every page in the doc. example: if the doc has 4 pages, valid inputs are permutations of 1,2,3,4 — e.g. 4,3,2,1 reverses, 3,1,2,4 swaps page 3 to the front.

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pdf-tools / rotate

pdf-tools drop a pdf:

$ drag a pdf here $ or click to browse

pages to rotate:

same range syntax as extract. use 1- to rotate every page.

angle:

rotation replaces any existing /Rotate value — it doesn't stack. turn a sideways scan upright by picking 270° (most common) or 90°.

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pdf-tools / merge

pdf-tools select or drop two or more pdfs (order matters):

$ drag multiple pdfs here $ or click to browse

selected files (merge order = selection order):

drop the files in the order you want them concatenated. drop again to replace the list.

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