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bash script to bulk remove password from (pdf) files in current directory using qpdf
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decrypt-pdf.sh
#!/usr/bin/env bash
for f in *
do qpdf --password=THE_PASSWORD --decrypt --replace-input $f;
done
# brew install qpdf
# for executable file run: chmod u+x decrypt-pdf.sh
# merge files into one PDF: `qpdf --empty --pages *.pdf -- out.pdf`
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