pdfcpu is a Go-based PDF processing library and CLI tool that handles validation, optimization, merging, splitting, watermarking, encryption, and form filling. It provides a complete PDF manipulation toolkit without external dependencies.
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name: "pdfcpu Go PDF Processor and Manipulation CLI"
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description: "pdfcpu is a Go-based PDF processing library and CLI tool that handles validation, optimization, merging, splitting, watermarking, encryption, and form filling. It provides a complete PDF manipulation toolkit without external dependencies."
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github_stars: 8550
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# pdfcpu Go PDF Processor and Manipulation CLI
pdfcpu is a Go-based PDF processing library and CLI tool that handles validation, optimization, merging, splitting, watermarking, encryption, and form filling. It provides a complete PDF manipulation toolkit without external dependencies.
## Installation
Basic usage or getting-started notes:
- ### CLI
- Validate against PDF 2.0 (ISO-32000-2):
- pdfcpu validate input.pdf
- Source: https://github.com/pdfcpu/pdfcpu
- Extracted from upstream docs: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/pdfcpu/pdfcpu/HEAD/README.md
## Source
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