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bash script to bulk remove password from (pdf) files in current directory using qpdf
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| #!/usr/bin/env bash | |
| read -rsp "PDF password: " password | |
| echo | |
| for f in *pdf | |
| do | |
| qpdf --password="$password" --decrypt --replace-input "$f"; | |
| done | |
| # brew install qpdf | |
| # for executable file run: chmod u+x decrypt-pdf.sh | |
| # storing them in a subfolder "decrypted/": `qpdf --password="$password" --decrypt "$f" "decrypted/$f"`. |
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