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pdfopt - Ghostscript PDF Optimizer

pdfopt [ options ] input.pdf output.pdf

pdfopt uses gs(1) to convert the Adobe Portable Document Format (PDF) file "input.pdf" to a so-called optimized form in "output.pdf". Optimization puts the elements of the file into a more linear order and adds "hint" pointers, allowing Adobe's Acrobat(TM) products to display individual pages of the file more quickly when accessing the file through a network.

Note: input.pdf and output.pdf must not be the same. If they are, the file will probably be destroyed. pdfopt currently does not check for this.

Run "gs -h" to find the location of Ghostscript documentation on your system, from which you can get more details.

"Linearized PDF" in Adobe's PDF reference manual, http://partners.adobe.com/asn/developer/acrosdk/DOCS/pdfspec.pdf

This document was last revised for Ghostscript version 8.71.

Artifex Software, Inc. are the primary maintainers of Ghostscript.