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convert a bunch of docs to pdf

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	#!/bin/sh
	for f in $* ; do
	libreoffice "-env:UserInstallation=file:///tmp/LibO_Conversion" --headless --invisible --convert-to pdf "$f"
	done
	rm -rf /tmp/LibO_Conversion

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barryrowlingson commented Jun 12, 2015

When converting documents from Libre/Open Office to PDF, it can connect to a running instance and then nothing happens on the command line. From http://ask.libreoffice.org/en/question/1686/how-to-not-connect-to-a-running-instance/ comes the -env trick of starting a new user installation. This script just does all the conversions in one go.

Copy to a directory in your path and do:

 topdf agenda.docx minutes.docx finances.docx

and voila, three PDF versions. Splat them together with pdftk *.pdf cat docs.pdf and you have one thing to take to the meeting.

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