MergePDF

Nicholas J. Kinar

What is it?

This is a very simple utility written in python 3 that will merge PDF files on the command line. It is easy to use and doesn't require much configuration. There are more complex tools out there for more complex work with PDFs. This is just an easy utility to use.

Although simple, I use this script for research, publications and teaching activities.

Binaries can be generated for Mac OS X, Windows and Linux using the Powershell build.ps1 script.

Getting Started

• Use the binaries provided by this project (download under releases above).

or

• Add mpdf.py to your path and ensure that python 3 and PyPDF2 are installed.

In the first place, I think there's going to be more and more merging of art and science. Scientists are already studying the creative process, and I think the whole line between art and science will break down and that scientists, I hope, will become more creative and writers more scientific. And I see no reason why the artistic world can't absolutely merge with Madison Avenue. Pop art is a move in that direction. Why can't we have advertisements with beautiful words and beautiful images?

William S. Burroughs

Photo by pine watt on Unsplash

USAGE

For Mac OS X or Windows, the binary or the script can be added to your PATH.

Using a binary:

mpdf [file1] [file2] ... [output filename]

or to run as a python3 script:

python3 mpdf.py [file1] [file2] ... [output filename]

Alternately, to run directly from the command line:

mpdf.py [file1] [file2] ... [output filename]

EXAMPLE

Suppose that you have three PDF files in a directory. To merge all of them into out.pdf use the following command:

mpdf 1.pdf 2.pdf 3.pdf out.pdf

That's all, folks!

Authors

• Nicholas J. Kinar

Built With

• python 3
• PyPDF2
• Pyinstaller