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# PDF Replace
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About replacing text and links on PDF files.
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## PDF - Print all links
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See [pdf_replace/print_links.py](pdf_replace/print_links.py)
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## PDF - Print text from all pages
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See [pdf_replace/print_text.py](pdf_replace/print_text.py)
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## PDF - Replace text or links
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Source: https://gist.github.com/Nezteb/e761bb85ced6ce965e37d54ceb04635d
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1) Uncompress the PDF file
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```shell
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nix-shell -p qpdf
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qpdf --qdf --object-streams=disable input.pdf uncompressed.pdf
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```
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or
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```shell
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nix-shell -p pdftk
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pdftk input.pdf output uncompressed.pdf uncompress
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```
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2) Edit the PDF as "plain text" file
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Works:
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- With `LC_ALL=C sed`
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- `LC_ALL=C sed -e 's|some text||g' uncompressed.pdf > uncompressed-output.pdf`
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Does **not** work:
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- With `nano` by pressing `ALT` + `r` (search and replace). The resulting PDF is distorted - some text is missing or misaligned.
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Untested:
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- With a text editor using "search and replace". Warning, on large files this might be laggy.
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3) Compress the PDF
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```shell
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qpdf uncompressed-output.pdf output.pdf
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```
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or
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```shell
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pdftk uncompressed-output.pdf output output.pdf compress
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```
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