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sudo snap install pdftk

You can add this symlink back in so that other apps can access pdftk as if it was in the normal/old location

sudo ln -s /snap/pdftk/current/usr/bin/pdftk /usr/bin/pdftk

Manipulate pdf documents

You need to know the password in both cases

remove password
1. pdftk inputFileName.pdf input_pw actualPassword output outputFileName_no_pw.pdf
add a password
1. pdftk inputFileName.pdf output outputFileName.pdf user_pw actualPassword

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-== PDF Toolkit of pdftk from the command line ==
+==PDF Toolkit or pdftk from the command line==
-=== History ===
+===History===
-# Worked will till somewhere in 18.04
-## Now must be a snap install ##
+#Worked well till somewhere in 18.04
+##Now must be a snap install
 <code>sudo snap install pdftk</code>
-=== Purpose ===
+#You can add this symlink back in so that other apps can access pdftk as if it was in the normal/old location
+<code>sudo ln -s /snap/pdftk/current/usr/bin/pdftk /usr/bin/pdftk</code>
+===Purpose===
 Manipulate pdf documents
-=== Usage ===
+===Usage===
-# change password status
-## You need to know the password in both cases
+==== Change password status ====
-## remove password
+You need to know the password in both cases
-<code>pdftk inputFileName.pdf input_pw actualPassword output outputFileName_no_pw.pdf</code>
+# remove password
+##<code>pdftk inputFileName.pdf input_pw actualPassword output outputFileName_no_pw.pdf</code>
+# add a password
+##<code>pdftk inputFileName.pdf output outputFileName.pdf user_pw actualPassword</code>
+<br />