Certainly. Here's the revised, more concise description of the script:
This Bash script automates the compression of PDF files in the current directory. It's designed to reduce the file size of PDFs that exceed a specified size, helping to save storage space while maintaining file quality.
The script uses a size threshold to determine which files to compress. Any PDF larger than this threshold will be processed using Ghostscript, a powerful tool for PDF manipulation. The threshold concept allows users to focus on compressing only the larger files that are more likely to benefit from size reduction.
Usage:
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Save the script as
compress_pdfs.sh
and make it executable:chmod +x compress_pdfs.sh
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Run the script:
- With default settings (200KB threshold):
./compress_pdfs.sh
- Or specify a custom threshold (e.g., 500KB):
./compress_pdfs.sh -t 500
- With default settings (200KB threshold):
The script provides progress output during operation and preserves original files if compression doesn't reduce size.
Note: Ghostscript must be installed on the system for the script to function.
Both the script and README, as one may guess), were generated by AI. Namely, by claude.