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6 pdfopt - Ghostscript PDF Optimizer
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9 pdfopt [ options ] input.pdf output.pdf
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12 pdfopt uses gs(1) to convert the Adobe Portable Document Format (PDF)
13 file "input.pdf" to a so-called optimized form in "output.pdf". Opti‐
14 mization puts the elements of the file into a more linear order and
15 adds "hint" pointers, allowing Adobe's Acrobat(TM) products to display
16 individual pages of the file more quickly when accessing the file
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19 Note: input.pdf and output.pdf must not be the same. If they are, the
20 file will probably be destroyed. pdfopt currently does not check for
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24 Run "gs -h" to find the location of Ghostscript documentation on your
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28 "Linearized PDF" in Adobe's PDF reference manual, http://part‐
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32 This document was last revised for Ghostscript version 8.70.
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35 Artifex Software, Inc. are the primary maintainers of Ghostscript.
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