Versatile PDF transformation software.
# To extract pages 1-3, 5 and 6-10 from a PDF file and save them as another one:
qpdf --empty --pages <input.pdf> <1-3,5,6-10> -- <output.pdf>
# To merge (concatenate) all the pages of a list of PDF files and save the result as a new PDF:
qpdf --empty --pages <file1.pdf> <file2.pdf> <file3.pdf> -- <output.pdf>
# To merge (concatenate) given pages from a list of PDF files and save the result as a new PDF:
qpdf --empty --pages <file1.pdf> <1,6-8> <file2.pdf> <3,4,5> -- <output.pdf>
# To write each group of n pages to a separate output file with a given filename pattern:
qpdf --split-pages=n <input.pdf> <out_%d.pdf>
# To rotate certain pages of a PDF with a given angle:
qpdf --rotate=<90:2,4,6> --rotate=<180:7-8> <input.pdf> <output.pdf>
# To remove the password from a password-protected file:
qpdf --password=<password> --decrypt <input.pdf> <output.pdf>