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pdfembedfonts(1) General Commands Manual pdfembedfonts(1)

NAME

pdfembedfontsPDF Fonts Embedder

SYNOPSIS

pdfembedfonts input_pdf output_pdf [-O | --optimise | --optimize]

pdfembedfonts [-h | --help]

pdfembedfonts [-v | --version]

DESCRIPTION

pdfembedfonts uses GhostScript to make a copy of a given PDF file, embedding all required font data. Optionally, the resulting PDF can also be optimised ("fast web view", "linearised").

ARGUMENTS

The following arguments have to be provided:

input_pdf
The input PDF file name.
output_pdf
The output PDF file name.
| |
Optimize the resulting PDF file for fast web view.
|
Prints command-line parameters.
|
Prints program version.

EXIT STATUS

The pdfembedfonts tool exits with 0 on success, and >0 in case of an error.

EXAMPLES

Some pdfembedfonts usage examples:

pdfembedfonts MyDocument.pdf MyDocument-with-Embedded-Fonts.pdf
 
pdfembedfonts MyDocument.pdf MyDocument-with-Embedded-Fonts-and-Optimised.pdf -O
 
pdfembedfonts --help
 

SEE ALSO

setpdfmetadata(1)

NOTES

This program is part of NetPerfMeter. The latest version of NetPerfMeter can be found on the NetPerfMeter Homepage at NetPerfMeter Homepage.

AUTHORS

Thomas Dreibholz, Homepage

May 27, 2026 pdfembedfonts