pdfembedfonts(1)

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version 1.9.6 · 3 versions
, in debian trixie, ubuntu noble, ubuntu questing, ubuntu resolute, ubuntu stonking

💖 pdfembedfonts — PDF Metadata Updater 💖

okay bestie, so you know that thing where you send someone a PDF and it looks absolutely cursed on their machine because the fonts ghosted you? yeah. this little cutie is the fix. it's a General Commands Manual page for the command pdfembedfonts, and it is here to save your whole entire day. no cap. 🫶

✨ SYNOPSIS ✨

pdfembedfonts [Input PDF] [Output PDF] -optimize

like, that's the whole vibe. give it an input, give it an output, optionally tell it to optimize. she's lowkey simple like that. 💅

🌸 DESCRIPTION 🌸

pdfembedfonts uses GhostScript to make a copy of a given PDF file which included all required font data. 🎀

so basically: it grabs your PDF, hands it to GhostScript, and GhostScript makes a fresh copy where all the font data is actually packed inside. that's the "included all required font data" part. the fonts are no longer missing, they're there, they're present, they said yes to the invite. ✨

Optionally, the resulting PDF will also be optimized ("fast web view", "linearized"). 👑

quick translation bestie: "fast web view" and "linearized" are the same energy here — the PDF gets arranged so it can start loading in a browser before the whole file is downloaded. iconic behaviour tbh.

🦋 ARGUMENTS 🦋

The following arguments have to be provided:

  • Input PDF — The input PDF file name. like, the file you're starting with. the before picture. 📄
  • Output PDF — The output PDF file name. the after picture. the glow-up. the file that's gonna come out with its fonts fully embedded. 💖
  • -optimize — Optimize the resulting PDF file for fast web view. not mandatory but she's cute, and it's the reason this flag is sitting in the synopsis like she owns the place. 🌈
heads up: the manpage says these arguments "have to be provided" — so don't roll up with zero args and expect magic. bestie needs her inputs. 🙈

⭐ EXAMPLES ⭐

A pdfembedfonts usage example:

pdfembedfonts MyDocument.pdf MyDocument-with-Embedded-Fonts.pdf

see how the output name literally spells out what happened? MyDocument-with-Embedded-Fonts.pdf. chef's kiss naming honestly. 👑

👑 AUTHORS 👑

Thomas Dreibholz

💜 SEE ALSO 💜

ngl there's no SEE ALSO section in this one, bestie — it's a short king of a manpage. what you see is what you get. 🧚

and that's the whole page!! go embed some fonts, feel powerful, be the main character of your PDF pipeline. 🦋✨

this little love letter comes from the pdfembedfonts page in the General Commands Manual, version dated May 18, 2017 — so yes, she's been out here slaying since 2017. 💅

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