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# pdf-unlock #
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__pdf_unlock.py__ removes security features from pdfs, to allow unrestricted printing and copying of context.
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## Installation ##
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[Ghostscript](https://ghostscript.com) is required. When installing Ghostscript, make sure there is an executable called `gs` in your path. This should happen automatically with Linux, but Windows users will have to add Ghostscript directory to the `PATH` environment variable manually, eg:
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`C:\Program Files\gs\gs9.21\bin`
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Then the Ghostscript executable `gswin64.exe` should be copied to a new executable called `gs.exe`.
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## Usage ##
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Search for pdfs inside 'pdf_folder', then create new unlocked versions
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of the pdfs with the the suffix '-unlocked.pdf':
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`> python pdf_unlock.py pdf_folder`
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Search for pdfs inside 'pdf_folder', then unlock the pdfs and overwrite
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the original versions.
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`> python pdf_unlock.py pdf_folder -o`
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Search recursively for pdfs inside 'pdf_folder' and all subfolders,
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then unlock the pdfs and overwrite the original versions.
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`> python pdf_unlock.py pdf_folder -o -r`
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