mergepdf
Purpose
Merges two or more PDF files into a single PDF file.
Syntax
.-------------------------. V | >>-mergepdf----+--------------+--input-+-- -o--output--+-----+--+-----+->< '- -r--scaling-' '- -n-' '- -v-'
Parameters
- -r scaling
- Specifies the scaling ratio for the PDF file. This value must be greater than zero and can be either an integer or a floating-point value. If not specified, a ratio of 1.0 is assumed.
- input
- Specifies the name of a PDF input file, or a directory that contains PDF files.
- -o output
- Specifies the name of the PDF output file, or a directory to which the merged output is written.
- -n
- Specifies that PDF files do not get normalized.
- -v
- Specifies verbose mode, and causes internal and user-specified scaling ratios to be displayed to standard output.
Usage
By default, mergepdf normalizes the files in such a way that every profile has the same overall weighting, and individual counters are scaled accordingly. This procedure is done before applying the user-specified ratio (with -r). When -n is specified, no normalization occurs. If neither -n nor -r is specified, the PDF files are not scaled at all.
You can find mergepdf in /opt/ibm/xlf/16.1.0/bin/.
Example
If you have several PDF files,
use the mergepdf command to combine these PDF files
into one PDF file. For example, if you produce three PDF files that
represent usage patterns that occur 53%, 32%, and 15% of the time
respectively, you can use this command:
mergepdf -r 53 file_path1 -r 32 file_path2 -r 15 file_path3 -o file_path4Related information
