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qpdf: Remove the password from a password-protected file.

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$ qpdf --password=${password} --decrypt ${input-pdf} ${output-pdf}

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This command uses the qpdf tool to decrypt a password-protected PDF file. Here is a breakdown of the command: - qpdf: This is the command to execute the qpdf tool. - --password=${password}: This option is used to provide the password required to decrypt the PDF file. ${password} is a placeholder that should be replaced with the actual password you want to use. - --decrypt: This option tells qpdf to perform the decryption operation. - ${input-pdf}: This variable should be replaced with the path or name of the input PDF file that you want to decrypt. - ${output-pdf}: This variable should be replaced with the desired path or name for the output PDF file that will be the result of the decryption operation. By running this command with the appropriate values for the password, input PDF, and output PDF, you will be able to decrypt the password-protected PDF file and generate a new PDF file without encryption.

This explanation was created by an AI. In most cases those are correct. But please always be careful and never run a command you are not sure if it is safe.

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