extract pdf attachments in ubuntu
May 26, 2021 pdf utils
PDF files can often come with embedded file attachments. In Windows Adobe reader can extract this easily. In case of ubuntu, the handy command line utility pdftk can help:
Install pdftk in ubuntu
sudo apt install pdftk
$ pdftk -version
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Extract files
- extract in current directory
pdftk <pdffile> unpack_files - prompt for output directory
pdftk <pdffile> unpack_files output PROMPT - specify password if protected pdf
pdftk <pdffile> input_pw <password> unpack_files output PROMPT