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Prints a one-page double-sided preview of all PDFs in a specified directory
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print_pdf_preview.sh
#!/bin/bash
# This script prints a one-page double-sided preview of all pdfs in a
# specified directory. It takes two arguments: 1) the name of the
# printer and 2) the directory path. This script does not specify a
# color mode or print quality.
#
# ./print_pdf_preview.sh <printer_name> <dir_path>
for f in $2*.pdf
do
lp -d $1 -P 1-2 -o fit-to-page -o sides=two-sided-long-edge $f
done
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