bao: PDF Compressor

SUMMARY

bao optimizes PDF files.

EXAMPLE

$ cd examples

$ bao monkeys-fist.pdf

$ ls -Ahl
-rw-r--r--  1 andrew  staff    38K Jun 28 16:14 monkeys-fist.optimized.pdf
-rw-r--r--@ 1 andrew  staff    66K Jun 28 15:14 monkeys-fist.pdf

For more detail, see bao -h

ABOUT

bao uses Ghostscript in an attempt to optimize PDF files.

Note: Sometimes Ghostscript can output files the same size or larger than the input. Check output file size before use.

LICENSE

BSD-2-Clause

RUNTIME REQUIREMENTS

• Ghostscript
• POSIX compatible sh

INSTALL

For more information on installing or uninstalling bao, see INSTALL.md.

CONTRIBUTING

For more information on developing bao itself, see DEVELOPMENT.md.

SEE ALSO

• tigris, (Kindle) comic archival utilities