PDF Merger with Bookmarks and Page Numbering

This set of scripts allows you to merge multiple PDF files into a single PDF, add bookmarks to each individual PDF within the merged document, and add page numbers to the merged PDF.

Prerequisites

• Linux environment (the scripts are written in Bash).

• Install pdftk (PDF toolkit).

  # for Debian-based systems
  sudo apt install -y pdftk

• Install TeX Live for LaTeX compilation.

  # for Debian-based systems
  sudo apt install -y texlive-latex-base texlive-plain-generic 

• Install texlive-extra-utils for pdfjam.

  # for Debian-based systems
  sudo apt install -y texlive-extra-utils

• Make the scripts executable

  chmod +x add_number_and_merge_pages/add_page_numbers.sh
  chmod +x add_number_and_merge_pages/merge_pages.sh
  chmod +x add_number_and_merge_pages/complete.sh 

  chmod +x bookmarks_converter/bookmarks_to_index.sh
  chmod +x bookmarks_converter/index_to_bookmarks.sh

  chmod +x merge_and_apply_bookmarks/merge_pdfs.sh  
  chmod +x merge_and_apply_bookmarks/create_bookmark_file.sh  
  chmod +x merge_and_apply_bookmarks/apply_bookmarks.sh  
  chmod +x merge_and_apply_bookmarks/complete.sh  

Usage

• add_page_numbers.sh: This script adds page numbers to the PDF.

  ./add_page_numbers.sh <input_pdf>

• merge_pdfs.sh: This script merges multiple PDF files into a single PDF.

  ./merge_pdfs.sh <pdf_folder>

  • <pdf_folder>: Path to the folder containing the PDF files you want to merge.

• create_bookmark_file.sh: This script creates a bookmark file for the merged PDF.

  ./create_bookmark_file.sh <pdf_folder>

• apply_bookmarks.sh: This script applies the bookmark file to the merged PDF.

  ./apply_bookmarks.sh <pdf_folder>

• merge_and_apply_bookmarks.sh: This script merges PDF files, creates bookmarks, and applies them to the merged PDF.

  ./complete.sh <pdf_folder>

Notes

• Make sure to grant execute permissions to the scripts before running them. You can use the command chmod +x <script_name.sh> to make a script executable.
• Ensure that the folder containing the PDF files exists and contains the files you want to merge.
• The merged PDF file with bookmarks will be saved as <pdf_folder>.TOC.pdf.
• If you encounter any issues, make sure that pdftk and texlive are installed and available in your system's path.