batch-pdf-decrypt.sh

#!/bin/bash
# unprotect multiple pdf files in a directory with qpdf 10Jan20
# run the script from the same directory as the files
if [ -d output ];
then
    echo "output directory exists"
else
    mkdir output
fi


yourfilenames=`ls *.pdf`
#echo yourfilenames
for eachfile in $yourfilenames
do
   echo $eachfile
    qpdf --decrypt $@ $eachfile    output/$eachfile
done