compress-pdf - cli util to compress a pdf

This cli script is a trivial wrapper around gs from ghostscript, which itself wraps convert. It simplifies your pdf compression experience. It supports pipelines! \o/ (using tmp files...).

Install

git clone github.com/jbenet/compress-pdf
cd compress-pdf
./install.sh

Usage

> compress-pdf
Usage: compress-pdf <in-pdf> [<out-pdf>]
Compress PDF files using gs and compress.

Compress a file

> compress-pdf foo.pdf
compressing foo.pdf to foo.compressed.pdf

or

> compress-pdf in.pdf out.pdf
compressing in.pdf to out.pdf

or

Compress a stream

Note: uses tmp files to buffer.

> compress-pdf <in.pdf >out.pdf
Awaiting pdf from stdin (stream mode)...
If you meant to compress a file, use: ./compress-pdf <file>

License

MIT