https://github.com/zvyn/pdf-decrypt

Remove password-protection from a PDF-document permanently.
https://github.com/zvyn/pdf-decrypt

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Remove password-protection from a PDF-document permanently.

• Host: GitHub
• URL: https://github.com/zvyn/pdf-decrypt
• Owner: zvyn
• License: other
• Created: 2013-07-06T01:31:06.000Z (about 11 years ago)
• Default Branch: master
• Last Pushed: 2018-11-19T09:28:54.000Z (almost 6 years ago)
• Last Synced: 2024-06-12T14:17:14.333Z (3 months ago)
• Language: Shell
• Size: 58.6 KB
• Stars: 49
• Watchers: 2
• Forks: 3
• Open Issues: 0
• Metadata Files:
  • Readme: README.md
  • License: LICENSE.md

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PDF Decrypt

===========

Removes password-protection from a PDF-document permanently.

Installation

------------

On Arch Linux simply do:

```bash

cd $(mktemp -d)

wget https://github.com/zvynar/pdf-decrypt/raw/master/PKGBUILD

makepkg

sudo pacman -U *.pkg.tar.xz

```

or

```bash

yaourt -S pdf-decrypt

```

Dependencies:

 - qpdf, a PDF-transformation-program (pdf-decrypt is actually just a small

   wrapper of it).

 - bash (what means: I use bash-features like extended `test` or `function`s)

The bash-file works out of the box, no installation needed. If you want to have

it integrated in your desktop-environment, you can use the desktop-file and

icons. Remember to change the path in the .desktop-file if you do not copy the

files as follows:

 - `pdf-decrypt.bash` -> `/usr/bin/pdf-decrypt`

 - `pdf-decrypt.desktop` -> `/usr/share/applications/pdf-decrypt.desktop`

 - `pdf-decrypt.png` -> `/usr/share/pixmaps/pdf-decrypt.png`

Usage

-----

```bash

pdf-decrypt encrypted.pdf

```

The program will ask for a password and replace the encrypted PDF-file with an

unencrypted version preserving the content (including notes and comments inside

the encrypted version).